MARIPOSA– Effective Friday, November 8 at 8:00 AM debris burning will be allowed in Madera, Mariposa, and Merced Counties. Residents possessing current and valid residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissive burn days. Property owners and residents are asked to use caution while conducting debris burns and follow all burning guidelines provided. Property Owners and residents must maintain ...

Mariposa — With a burn suspension currently in effect, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) would like to clarify guidelines regarding the use of wood stoves and other indoor heating sources. While the burn suspension restricts outdoor burning activities, such as debris burning and campfires, it does not extend to wood stoves or fireplaces used for ...

MARIPOSA– After another wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of ...