MARIPOSA — Though residents of the Bootjack and Mormon Bar areas are the ones to have been displaced by wildfire so far, this is going to be a very active fire season, and your family could be next. The repopulation of a community after the fire has gone through can be just as hectic as when residents are told to ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Evacuation orders will be lifted at 11 a.m. in all areas of the Spring Fire with the following restrictions: Allred Road from Highway 49 to Morning Star Lane and Ching Road will be open to residents only. Power will be restored to all areas. Fire crews and utility equipment will be working in the area, please drive ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Spring Fire, burning in the Bootjack area along Highway 49, is holding at 225 acres and is now 50 percent contained. Crews continue to hit hot spots and strengthen fire lines. There are currently 503 personnel assigned to the incident, including 38 engines, 19 crews and 6 water tenders. Highway 49 is open to one-lane traffic ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Firefighters made good progress overnight and throughout the day on the Spring Fire, burning in the Bootjack area along Highway 49. The fire is holding at 225 acres and is now 35 percent contained. Crews continue to hit hot spots and strengthen fire lines. There are currently 554 personnel assigned to the incident, including 53 engines and ...

MARIPOSA – Peace Officers with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit have determined the cause of two recent wildfires in Mariposa. The Ben Fire was started on June 28, and was caused by a vehicle driving in tall, dead grass. This fire ultimately burned 630 acres of vegetation and burned across multiple properties. On ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Highway 49,  which was closed down yesterday afternoon when the Spring Fire jumped the road, is now open for one-lane traffic control. Traffic will be escorted one lane at a time until 8 p.m., then the roadway will be closed down again. Motorists are advised to be cautious and aware of emergency vehicles, and please be patient. ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Suppression efforts continue on the Spring Fire, burning along Highway 49 in the Bootjack area. The fire has charred an estimated 225 acres and is now 15 percent contained. There are currently 33 engines, 14 crews, 5 dozers, 4 water tenders, 3 helicopters and 6 air tankers assigned to the incident. The fire started on Sunday, July ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Residents in some areas evacuated earlier today due to the Spring Fire are being allowed to return to their homes, though they will likely be without power. Homes on Morning Star, Carlton, Silva and the lower part of Ashworth Road below Grist are being repopulated tonight, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Residents are being warned that there ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Just as things were winding down on the Ben Fire which burned 630 acres in the Mormon Bar area, another fire broke out just northeast of that location, and activity at the Incident Command Post at the Mariposa County Fairground shifted into high gear again. The Spring Fire was reported at 1:45 p.m. today, and is now ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Additional resources are responding to a vegetation fire burning along Highway 49 at Allred Road near the Lutheran Church southeast of Mariposa. At 1:45 p.m., a full wildland dispatch was called up for reports of the fire, which was estimated at 3 acres when the first resources arrived at scene at 1:56 p.m. The fire has since ...