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Local Sheriff’s Offer Warnings and Resources

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–The Madera and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Offices are sharing information and resources ahead of the atmospheric river storms that are predicted to affect our communities over the next several days. This comes while most people are still digging out from several feet of snow that fell over the last two weeks, including power outages and road and school closures. ...

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Madera County Sheriff’s Issues Evacuation Warning

MADERA COUNTY—The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an Evacuation Warning due to an incoming storm with possible flooding concerns, for the following areas: • Cascadel Woods subdivision, east of the bridge, to include: – Cascadel Drive North – Cascadel Lane – Waterfall Way – Gertrude Creek Drive – Cascadel Drive – Cascadel Drive South – Cascadel Road • Bass ...

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National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—The National Weather Service Hanford Office issued a flood watch for the Sierra Nevada Foothills below 4000-foot elevation. The flood watch is effective from Thursday afternoon at 4:00 pm until Sunday morning at 10:00 am. For more information on the weather that is expected this week, see our article here. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, ...

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BOS Ratify Local State of Emergency for Madera County

MADERA — Madera County Board of Supervisors Ratify Local State of Emergency. On March 7, 2023, Sheriff Tyson Pogue presented a proposal to ratify the local state of emergency for Madera County due to the significant impacts of the ongoing extreme weather conditions. As our community knows, we have been hit with compounding storm systems, bringing record-breaking snowfall and hazardous ...

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Emergency Sand & Sand Bag Locations MADERA COUNTY

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Emergency sand and sandbags are available for residents of Madera County- see locations below. You must provide proof of residence at all locations and bring your own shovels. The County provides ten bags per resident*. If you need additional sandbags, you may purchase them at a local hardware store. *Please note- some locations do not have sandbags. ...

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Snow, Excessive Rainfall and Flooding Possible This Week

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—The National Weather Service Hanford Office predicts heavy rainfall and melting snow, leading to a threat of flooding Thursday night through Saturday in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and Mountains below 5000 feet. Wednesday A trough of low pressure will pass eastward across Northern California Wednesday. The tail end of this trough of low pressure may be responsible for light ...

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Justin Macomb Promoted To Assistant Chief-Madera Division

MADERA COUNTY — Mike van Loben Sels, Unit Chief CAL FIRE/Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit, (MMU), has announced the replacement for retired Assistant Chief-Madera Division, Matt Watson.   Chief Macomb began his fire service career in 2003 as a Resident Apprentice Firefighter for the Madera County Fire Department. He was hired by CAL FIRE in 2004 as a seasonal Fire Fighter I in ...

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Red Cross Winter Storms Update

Image of Heavy Equipment Tractor Moving Snow

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Red Cross teams have been hard at work for the last ten days supporting mountain residents affected by extremely cold temperatures, dangerous winds, snow, ice, power outages, and road closures. In coordination with Madera and Mariposa County emergency officials, Red Cross disaster workers have been supporting warming centers and shelters, providing logistics support, meals, water, and supplies, ...

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Collapsed Structures and Evacuations

MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reports that On March 3, 2023, around 3 pm, the Madera County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call regarding a potentially collapsed roof at a mobile home in Bass Lake. MCSO Deputies responded along with EMS and CALFIRE. Upon arrival at the residence, deputies spoke to the homeowner, who advised her roof was ...

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The Coarsegold Community Center Needs Your Help!

COARSEGOLD — The Coarsegold Community Center is in need of support from the community it has served for over 70 years. We’re living in challenging times that require us all to pull together and offer help. Like a lot of organizations and businesses across the country, operation costs have risen, but the amount of support has not. How can I ...

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