OAKHURST–In conjunction with California Wildfire Preparedness Week, The First Annual Wildfire Safety Saturday will be taking place this weekend in Oakhurst. Several local agencies and organizations will be present, and participants will have the opportunity to receive information on a variety of issues related to wildfires. WHEN: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 10:00 am to 4:00 pm WHERE: Enterprise Parking Lot ...

NORTH FORK–A Shelter in Place has been issued for the following locations and reasons: MDC-E062: USFS Road 81 due to USFS Road 81/Road 225 being washed out. Impacted areas: -Hogue/Apple Ranch -Kinsman Flat Road -Saginaw Creek Subdivision MDC-E013-F: Cedar Valley, West, impacted road Manzanita Drive due to the road being washed out at Mountain Meadows Road. Go to maderaaware.com for ...

Madera Firewise® Program Empowering neighbors to work together to get wildfire ready NORTH FORK – The Madera Firewise® Program provides guidance and a framework for neighbors to work together to become wildfire ready.  With Title III funding from Madera County, Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council (YSRCDC) has partnered with Coarsegold Resource Conservation District (CRCD) to re-establish a Firewise® program ...

Written by Aimee Cox —  NORTH FORK — The community of Cascadel Woods hosted it’s annual Firewise Day on Saturday, May 20, at the Cascadel Clubhouse. Guest speakers included Cal Fire, Forest Service, PG&E, and Citizens on Patrol (COPs). Cascadel Woods has been a Firewise Community since 2012 and hosts this annual event in order to provide valuable information to ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY —  The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit (MMU) has announced effective at 8 a.m. Monday, May 1, all hazard reduction burning will require a permit in Mariposa County. Permits are required year round in Madera County. The following guidelines are required when conducting a hazard reduction burn: Property owners conducting hazard reduction burning ...

OAKHURST — The community of Sierra Sky Ranch is now officially recognized by Firewise Madera County as the Sierra Sky Ranch Firewise Community and Fire Safe Council for 2016. Firewise Madera County (FMC) is an outreach program designed to protect lives and property from wildfire through education. The program provides residents with the skills, tools and knowledge necessary to take responsibility and ...