MARIPOSA COUNTY — As firefighters get closer to total containment on the Detwiler Fire, high temps and difficult access continue to challenge crews. The fire is holding at 81,650 acres, now with 80 percent containment. There are currently 3,346 personnel assigned to the incident including 237 engines, 44 water tenders, 89 hand crews, 22 dozers, 11 helicopters and air tankers ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa AAUW Backpack Project gift registry website has been updated to help accommodate children whose homes have been damaged or destroyed during the fire. Children with homes damaged or destroyed in the north who attend Greeley Hill – Coulterville school in Greeley Hill will be included. The drop off date has been extended to Friday, Aug. 4. The ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — One of the two men taken into custody for failing to comply with orders to stay off the streets in the evacuated area during the Detwiler Fire, has passed away. Daniel Thomas, 38, of Mariposa, died yesterday afternoon after being transported to the hospital for unknown reasons. The cause of his death is not known, and the ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — All evacuation advisories have been lifted for Northern Mariposa County as of Friday July 28, at 11 a.m., with the following exceptions: Dogtown Road from Texas Hill Road to Bull Creek Road Texas Hill Road Bondurant Mine Road Bull Creek Road An Evacuation Advisory is issued to media and public of potential evacuation orders, with general information ...

MARIPOSA — Lifting Mariposa back to its vibrant self, Music on the Green returns this weekend with Before Perils and Saltwater, and both concerts are, as always, free. Everyone is invited to bring chairs and blankets, and relax with friends, family and neighbors to the sounds of fresh music at the Mariposa Art Park. On Friday, July 28, the Mariposa ...

Written by Jesse Taylor — MARIPOSA COUNTY — These guys pictured above are a few of our new friends from Rocklin. I say that wholeheartedly. They came into our lives in a most miraculous way. We were evacuated early on, being in the Bear Valley/ Hunters Valley area. First we headed for the Guadalupe area, but when we had to ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — A sparking transformer in the repopulated area of the Detwiler Fire led law enforcement to a large marijuana grow where the residents were reportedly stealing electricity to power their growing operation. On the evening of July 25, mutual aid law enforcement units patrolling the repopulated areas of the Detwiler Fire, came upon a sparking power transformer near ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Detwiler Fire is now estimated at 81,650 acres, still with 75 percent containment. There are currently 3,553 personnel assigned to the incident including 246 engines, 47 water tenders, 96 hand crews, 28 dozers, 11 helicopters and air tankers as available. Crews worked through the night to build and reinforce containment lines, including the 100-acre spot fire ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Just as firefighters seemed to have the Detwiler Fire well in hand, another large spot fire broke out just northwest of the Detwiler’s ignition point. Just after 11 a.m., reports came of a new fire outside the containment lines in the Hunters Valley area. Resources were diverted to the start, and a full air response was ordered. ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Once again, the residents of the Hunters Valley area are on the alert as a wildfire threatens them. Just after 11:30 a.m., firefighters were diverted from the Detwiler Fire to reports of a new fire outside the containment lines, just northwest of the start of the Detwiler. The Hunter Fire grew to 40 acres within two hours, ...