MARIPOSA COUNTY – Activity at the Hunters Fire is winding down. Crews are being released and the fire is now 80% contained at 677 acres. Firefighters continue to mop up, patrol, and perform fire suppression repair. Evacuation orders were lifted for residents at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28. There are no evacuation centers open at this time. Currently 764 ...

OAKHURST – Residents were understandably nervous this evening as fire trucks wailed through their neighborhood on John West Road. Just before 6 p.m., a call came in of a reported vegetation fire on Jean Road West. Engines from Madera County Fire, Cal Fire and Sierra National Forest were dispatched along with dozers, water tenders and aircraft.

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Crews have made progress on the Hunters Fire and fire officials report that the blaze is now 40% contained. Total containment is estimated on June 2. They have also reduced the reported acreage to 677 due to more accurate mapping. The fire was reported on Monday, May 26, burning near Lake McClure in Mariposa County.

MARIPOSA COUNTY – At 6 p.m. today the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office will open the current area evacuated due to the Hunters Fire to RESIDENTS ONLY. This includes Hunters Valley Access Road, Hunters Valley Road, Detwiler Road and Cotton Creek Road. Residents in the evacuation area will be allowed to return to their homes, but will be required to show ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Firefighters held the line overnight on the Hunters Fire, still being reported at 1,300 acres and 20% containment. The fire started on Monday afternoon near Lake McClure just west of Highway 49 in Mariposa County. There are 478 personnel currently assigned to the fire, and two unoccupied residences and one outbuilding have been destroyed. One hundred more ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The Hunters Fire, which started yesterday afternoon at 3:33 p.m. in Mariposa County has now grown to 1,300 acres, and is still at just 20% containment. The fire is burning just west of Highway 49 near Lake McClure, between Mariposa and Coulterville. The blaze began as a structure fire on Monday, May 26, and quickly spread into ...

OAKHURST – Kids, it’s time to get out your crayons, markers, colored pencils or paints: the 2014 Smokey Bear Coloring Contest is here, and entries have a chance to win some really great prizes! The deadline for submissions is June 20.

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The Hunters Fire, burning just west of Highway 49 near Lake McClure, has now grown to 900 acres with 20% containment. The blaze began as a structure fire at 3:33 p.m. on Monday, May 26, and quickly spread into surrounding vegetation. The fire is burning in rolling hills on the south shore of the lake and nearly ...

HUNTERS VALLEY – A 500 acre fire is burning in the Hunters Valley area of Mariposa County near Lake McClure just west of Highway 49. Mandatory evacuation orders are now in place for all of Hunters Valley Road to Bear Valley Road, including Hunter’s Valley access road and Detwiler Road.

WASHINGTON – In the face of what is shaping up to be a catastrophic fire season in the Southwest, the U.S. Forest Service is adding four additional aircraft to its next-generation firefighting fleet, bringing the total amount of aircraft to 21 large airtankers (with opportunities to add additional aircraft, if needed) and more than 100 helicopters. The new aircraft will ...