MARIPOSA, CA (July 27, 2022) – American Red Cross disaster workers are working around the clock to support evacuees of the Oak Fire, California’s largest wildfire in 2022 to date. At one point, over 3000 Mariposa County residents were under evacuation orders. As the fires containment is growing  several shelter residents are beginning to make their return home. More than ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — A traffic advisory has been issued by the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), announcing one-way Traffic control on State Routes 49 and 140. CALTRANS will perform various operations next week on State Routes 49 and 140 in Mariposa County next week. Work is scheduled as follows: Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Route 120 South to ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY–The Oak Fire has been burning in Mariposa County for a week. Fire officials are reporting that 106 residences have been destroyed. While many evacuations have been lifted and people are returning home, others have no home to return to. Even more are returning to their properties to find everything burned around their homes. A wasteland where they once ...

MARIPOSA — John C. Fremont Healthcare District (see map below) announced at the June 29th John C. Fremont Healthcare District board meeting the election of Linda Pribyl, previous board secretary treasurer, as the new board chair replacing Candy O’Donel-Browne who is stepping down after six years as chair. O’Donel-Browne is taking over as the secretary treasurer of the board. Pribyl ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY–The Oak Fire has been burning in the communities of Midpines, Jerseydale, Mariposa Pines and Lushmeadows has been burning for almost a week. It has scorched over 19,000 acres and destroyed 77 residences. Firefighters and support teams continue to battle this fast moving fire and keep it away from homes and infrastructure. The fire is being managed under unified ...

UC Master Food Preservers of Mariposa County Present: Preservation Day at the Garden of the Sun               Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 1750 North Winery Avenue Fresno, CA 93703 Learn more about: Preserving the excess produce from your garden. How to get the most out of your harvest. Basic canning ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Hwy 140 through Mariposa County to Yosemite National Park was officially opened at 8 pm on July 26th, 2022. It has been closed since the start of the Oak Fire on July 22. The area is still an active fire area with suppression equipment and personnel so please enter with caution and only if necessary and obey all ...

Oak Fire evacuees could be eligible for evacuation-related expense reimbursements under their current insurance policy. Commissioner Lara also announces impending action to protect residents from insurance companies non-renewing homeowners’ coverage following Governor’s Emergency Declaration. LOS ANGELES — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reminds residents in Mariposa County who have been ordered to evacuate due to the Oak Fire that they may have ...

MIDPINES — On July 26, 2022, at 2:00 pm the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office reduced some areas on the southern portion of the fire from mandatory evacuations to fire advisement allowing more residents to return to their homes. Evacuations for the following areas have been reduced to Fire Advisement. These areas will be open to residents living in the area ...

MIDPINES — The Oak Fire that has been burning since July 22nd, 2022 at 2:10 pm has now charred more than 18,000 acres with containment of 26%. FIRIS has mapped the fire at 18,087 acres as of 8:30 am this morning.   UPDATE – July 26th at 2:05 pm: The following areas for the Oak Fire have been reduced to ...