Vallejo, CA…Sept. 14, 2021. The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region will end the regional closure order affecting National Forests in California at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 15, two days prior to the original end date of Sept. 17. However, forest-wide closures will remain in place and be extended until midnight on September 22nd […]
Notleys Landing, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Over Side Near Notleys Landing on Hwy 1. Incident: 00246 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 35600 Sr1 Loc Desc: SB SR1 AT GARRAPATA BEACH BEACH Lat/Lon: 36.417543 -121.913739 Detail Information 1:45 PM 3 [4] VISIBLE FRM THE RDWY, TEETERING OVER THE EMBANKMENT 1:45 PM 2 [3] DRIVER STILL IN VEH, 2 […]
Vallejo, CA…USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) mourns the passing of two of our agency’s “family members” and heroes in the firefighting community –Allen Johnson and Marcus Pacheco. Losing any member of our Forest Service family is a heartbreak for each one of us – let alone two in a week. Words cannot […]
Prunedale, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Big Rig vs Suburban near US101 N / Pesante Rd Incident: 00185 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Us101 N / Pesante Rd Loc Desc: NB 101 JSO Lat/Lon: 36.775969 -121.669312 Detail Information 1:27 PM 8 [18] 1039 MTRY COM FOR EQUIP 1:26 PM 7 [10] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn […]
Day Valley, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Vehicle Off Cliff Rollover Near Soquel San Jose Rd / Olson Rd Incident: 00354 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Soquel San Jose Rd / Olson Rd Loc Desc: OLD SN JOSE OLSEN Lat/Lon: 37.057000 -121.941811 Detail Information 7:07 PM 13 [52] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…September 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. WHAT: Evacuation Orders Downgraded WHEN: Effective Immediately WHERE: El Dorado County Evacuation Order Update: The following Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in El Dorado County: South Lake Tahoe City Limits – From the Nevada State line west along Highway 50 to the Tahoe airport. […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Caldor Fire East Zone Situation Summary: Weather continued to moderate yesterday with cooler temperatures in the 70’s and lighter southwest winds and some gustier conditions on the ridge tops. Fire growth was minimal on the East Zone with some perimeter expansion near Cold Creek on the northeast edge, at Luther Spire east […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that, within hours of California’s request, the White House has approved a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to bolster the response to the Caldor Fire in El Dorado, Amador, Alpine and Placer counties. “We thank President Biden and Vice President Harris for their steadfast support to California […]
Prunedale, CA…Traffic Update….Multi Vehicle Collision Near Us101 N / Crazy Horse Canyon Rd Offramp Incident: 00022 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Us101 N / Crazy Horse Canyon Rd Ofr Loc Desc: NB JNO Lat/Lon: 36.815732 -121.637996 Detail Information 7:20 AM 17 [29] 70M LNS OPEN MOVING VEHS TO SAN JUAN RD 7:17 AM 16 [27] […]
Washington, DC…President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the Caldor Fire beginning on August 14, 2021, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal […]
