YOSEMITE – It has been 16 days since the Yosemite Valley was closed to the public, residents and most employees, so the news that the Valley and the Mariposa Grove would be reopening next week was a very bright spot in the month-long battle to contain the Ferguson Fire. The Mariposa Grove is scheduled to reopen to visitors on Monday, ...

YOSEMITE – Firefighters on the Ferguson Fire continue to focus their efforts on stopping the spread north into Yosemite Valley. The fire is now estimated 95,544 acres with 80 percent containment. The active part of the fire is now entirely within Yosemite National Park and the critical fight remains on the finger of fire reaching north near the confluence of ...

YOSEMITE – Crews continue to make good progress on the Ferguson Fire, still estimated at 95,104 acres, now at 80 percent containment. At 8 a.m. this morning evacuations were lifted for Foresta – the last community to be repopulated. Also, Big Oak Flat Road opened at 8 a.m. to residents and employees only. There is no word yet on when ...

“The song of the river ends not at her banks, but in the hearts of those who have loved her.”  — Buffalo Joe MARIPOSA — The first time Steve ever set foot on the property, he didn’t really set foot. He was just a baby, one year old, riding on his father’s shoulders. That was nearly 70 years ago. Ever ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Firefighters continue to gain the upper hand on the Ferguson Fire, now estimated at 95,104 acres with 79 percent containment. Crews continue to focus their efforts on the finger of the fire reaching toward Yosemite Valley, and stopping the spread to the North and South Rims of the Valley. Overnight, firefighters took advantage of higher relative humidity ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Days of hard work by crews on the Ferguson Fire paid off today as managers were able to put 68 percent of the perimeter into the “contained” column. The acreage is still being reported at 94,992 acres, as it has been for the past two days. If new reports of acreage are released this evening, we will ...

CATHEYS VALLEY – Before a fire north of Raymond could be controlled, another roadside fire – this one in Catheys Valley – prompted another dispatch. At about 5:20 p.m., reports came in of a fire burning along Highway 140 between Old Highway and Chase Ranch. The first engine was at scene within minutes and reported the fire at about 1/2 ...

RAYMOND – Crews are at scene of a vegetation fire burning north of Raymond on Road 600. At about 4:30 p.m., reports came in of a fire between the town of Raymond and the intersection of Road 600 and Road 415. The first unit at scene reported the fire at 5 to 7 acres with a moderate rate of spread ...

CALIFORNIA – Over 14,000 firefighters are on the front lines of 15 large wildfires across California. To date, these fires have burned over 644,000 acres and damaged or destroyed over 2,000 structures. Although many evacuation orders were lifted yesterday evening, more than 15,000 residents remain under evacuation. The Mendocino Complex is now the largest fire in state history, and the ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – As firefighters continue to gain the upper hand on most divisions of the Ferguson Fire, the focus is now on the northeastern section where the fire threatens to move into the north and south rims of Yosemite Valley. The fire is still estimated at 94,992 acres and is 43 percent contained. The containment number is expected to ...