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The French Fire – What Comes Next?

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – When the Junction Fire broke out in the heart of the Oakhurst community, concerns over what was happening on the French Fire near North Fork fell by the wayside as everyone focused on this new and immediate threat. Now with the danger passed in Oakhurst and the approach of the fall hunting and camping season on ...

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Indian Fair Days And Pow Wow Weekend

NORTH FORK – The Sierra Mono Museum invites one and all to share in a celebration of heritage and culture at the 44th Annual Indian Fair Days & Pow Wow, held this year on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 – 24, at the North Fork Recreation Center.

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Deputies Respond To Report Of Grenade At Bass Fork

NORTH FORK – Just after 5:30 p.m. today, sheriff’s deputies responded to the Bass Fork Minit Mart at Roads 200 and 221, following the report of a grenade in a bag. A nearby resident, who had been to a home in Leisure Acres to feed a friend’s horse, found a bag full of bullets beside the corral. The woman picked ...

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North Fork Chamber Hosts Summer Social

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Chamber of Commerce is holding a Summer Supper and Ice Cream Social at the Lyn-Mar Pond Guest Ranch on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m., and the public is invited. DC Entertainment will provide the sound track with music from the 50s and 60s.

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French Fire Management Returned To Local Forest

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – With the French Fire now 95% contained, and crews being demobilized at a rapid pace, the Type 2 Management Team has officially transferred control to the Bass Lake Ranger District as of the 6 a.m. briefing today. USFS Battalion Chief Charlotte Jordan will head up the Type 3 team who will manage the incident to its ...

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Fire Winding Down As French Town Pulls Up Stakes

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – As the French Fire nears total containment, the Incident Command Post (ICP) at the Old Mill Site in North Fork is about to be being dismantled. The new ICP will be located at the Minarets Work Center, where crews will be stationed near the area that does not yet have secured firelines. The fire is 90% ...

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Photos Of Campgrounds After The French Fire

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – We are getting our first look at the aftermath of the French Fire, thanks to Dirk Charley, Forest Public Affairs Officer on the Bass Lake Ranger District. Dirk took a drive up the Sierra Vista Scenic Byway, and brought back these photos of Rock Creek and Fish Creek Campgrounds and Mile High Vista. Those who love ...

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French Fire Update August 7

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – The French Fire is now 85% at 13,835 acres. Resources are being demobilized and the number of personnel assigned to the incident is now 1,336. Today crews will continue fire line suppression repair and mop-up on all parts of the fire. The interior parts of the fire continue to cool, but some areas may still produce ...

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Stories From The French Fire – The Team

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – Just before 6 a.m. on Monday, July 28, the lookout on Shuteye Peak spotted a column of smoke rising from the area of Rock Creek Campground. Sierra Dispatch was notified and a call placed to Mark Smith, the day’s Duty Officer on the Bass Lake Ranger District. Smith made the trip from his home to the ...

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Stories From The French Fire – The Camp

NORTH FORK – It takes a village to support hundreds of firefighters battling thousands of acres of scorching flames, and that’s what has sprung up, literally overnight, at the Old Mill Site in North Fork. Nearly 1,700 firefighters, support staff, overhead and contractors are staged on the 135-acre compound managed by the North Fork Community Development Council, effectively doubling the ...

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