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Traffic Advisory: One-Way Traffic on Routes 41, 49, & 140

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MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled additional lane closures this week on State Routes 41, 49, and 140. Route 41 • One-way traffic control from Summit Camp to Fishcamp Lane for utility work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022. Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Mocassin Creek to Bear ...

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California Poison Control Offers Tips About Spider Bites

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — California Poison Control System (CPCS) suggests being on the lookout for spiders which are increasingly active when temperatures rise. With more people doing spring cleaning or starting to hike in the hills, the risk of bites is more likely. Spider bites can result in small puncture wounds, pain, redness, itching and swelling that can last a couple ...

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Traffic Advisory: One-Way Traffic on State Routes 49 & 140

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MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled an additional lane closure this week on State Routes 49 and 140. Route 49 One-way traffic control from Allred Road to Varain Road for tree work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022. One-way traffic control from Allred Road to Varain Road for utility work ...

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Traffic Advisory: One-Way Traffic on State Routes 49 & 140

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MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled an additional lane closure this week on State Routes 49 and 140. Route 49 • One-way traffic control at Stockton Creek Bridge for guardrail work from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. • Moving lane closure from Mount Bullion to Route 120 North/Chinese Camp for ...

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CAL FIRE to Conduct Training Burn at Grupe Ranch in Mariposa

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MARIPOSA — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CAL FIRE) Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit will be conducting a vegetation management training burn on June 7 – 10, 2022. The vegetation management burn will take place on the Grupe Ranch located on Oak Grove Road. The prescribed fire will consist of burning 313 acres of annual grass, oak woodland, and sparse ...

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CAL FIRE to Conduct Live Fire Training at Eastman Lake

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MARIPOSA — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting a live fire training at Eastman Lake in cooperation with the Madera County Fire Department, and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers on June 14 and 15. Burning will take place from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Firefighters will be training on tactics ...

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Ask The DMV: How to Get Your REAL ID

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Summer is here! This season is one of the most popular times to travel and if you or your family members are planning a summer vacation, make sure to check off getting your REAL ID from your travel checklist. Wherever your summer vacation is taking you, REAL ID is your ticket to fly! This time next summer, ...

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Prescribed Burn on Highway 41 on June 1st

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COARSEGOLD — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), in cooperation with California Highway Patrol, CAL TRANS, Pacific Southwest Research Station/Fresno State University, private landowners, and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, aim to reduce large conflagrative fires and high suppression costs, to the citizens of California, by conducting a prescribed burn along the Highway 41 ...

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CAL FIRE Says Prepare Homes Now for Wildfire Season

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — As California’s weather has already increased fire danger across the state, CAL FIRE is urging Californians to ensure they prepare their homes and property for wildfire. CAL FIRE officials are providing tips to residents to ensure they prepare for wildfire by focusing on Defensible Space and Home Hardening retrofits. “Recent wildfires and research have highlighted how the ...

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