BASS LAKE–Shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 9th, a dispatch came over the radio for a residential structure fire on Road 222 at the Whispering Pines mobile home park. When firefighters arrived on scene they reported that one mobile home was fully involved. There were also reports of a person being inside. Firefighters were unable to make access to ...

COARSEGOLD–Air and ground firefighters are responding to a structure fire that has spread to the vegetation  in the area of the 64000 block of Road 417. The fire is 15-20 acres with multiple structures threatened. The potential is for 500 acres. This is the Coarsegold Fire. We will update this article when more information is available. Update 4:30 PM The ...

OAKHURST— CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers are currently investigating the Lookout fire that occurred on Deadwood Mountain in Oakhurst, CA. The fire happened on Friday, July 19, 2024, at approximately 10:43 PM. The cause Of the fire is currently under investigation by CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers and Madera County Sheriffs Department. On Saturday, August 3, 2024, and Monday, August ...

O’NEALS–Air and ground firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in the area of Road 200 and Circle J Ranch. The fire is reported to be 10 acres burning at a critical rate of spread with structures involved. This will be the Circle Fire. We will update this article when more information is available. Wednesday, July 24th Update 9:00 am ...

OAKHURST–Most people had already snuggled into bed for the night when cellphones starting ringing and pinging, alerting people to a vegetation fire on Deadwood Mountain just outside of Oakhurst. Early reports put the fire near the lookout tower on top of the mountain. Then people started reporting there were multiple fires. Some said 3, others up to 8. Firefighters from ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Who would have expected such an intense weather weekend in July? Several thunderstorms made their way through the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains early in the weekend. Sunday morning culminated in an intense thunderstorm moving through the foothills. It all began with warnings from The National Weather Service (NWS) that thunderstorms would move through the area over ...

RAYMOND–Air and ground firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in the 38000 block of Road 600. The fire is reported to be 5 acres burning at a moderate rate of spread in oak woodland. The potential is for 25 acres. This is the Gulch Fire. We will update this article when more information is available. UPDATE 3:30pm The Madera ...

INDIAN LAKES–Air and ground firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in the area of Shawnee Avenue and Sioux. The fire is reported to be 10 acres with a potential for 100 acres. No structures are threatened at this time. This is the Sioux Fire. We will update this article as more information is available. Update 6:33 pm The fire ...

COARSEGOLD–Air and ground firefighters are responding to a structure fire in the Coarsegold area that has also spread into the vegetation. The structure is reported to be a 2000-square-foot workshop that is fully involved with fire. The vegetation fire is 1/2 acre at this time. The fire is visible on the AlertCalifornia wildfire camera here. This is the Douglas Fire ...

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST — Air and ground firefighting resources are in the Miami Creek Off Highway Vehicle Trails area responding to a vegetation fire. The fire is currently approximately 2 acres. The Incident Commander reports that the fire has a hose lay around 50% and they are making good progress.  This is the Bridge Fire. Cal Fire and Sierra National Forest ...