Protect Your Family & Property from Wildfire
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: | Contact: Governor’s Press Office |
| Friday, November 13, 2015 | (916) 445-4571 |
SACRAMENTO – As California prepares for a fifth year of drought, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order that calls for additional actions to build on the state’s ongoing response to record dry conditions and assist recovery efforts from this year’s devastating wildfires. [Read more…]
With the change in the weather now is a great time to take steps to protect yourself from wildfire before Summer returns well in advance of fire season or any wildfires. [Read more…]
Just released on the NFPA Youtube channel is this excellent video summing up getting Firewise®. The little things make all the difference.
CAL FIRE has lifted the burn ban for Madera County for all State Responsibility Area above 3,000 ft elevation.
Permits are required.
Click Here for CAL FIRE Permit Information
Friday November 6, 2015 Rough Fire Now 100% Contained
ROUGH FIRE, Calif. November 6, 2015 – For nearly three months the Rough Fire has burned in some of the most rugged terrains in North America. Started by a lightning strike on July 31st; this full-suppression fire has been one for the record books. In fact, at nearly 152,000 acres, it is the 13th largest fire in modern California history. The fire at one point had as over 3,700 firefighters working around-the-clock to put line around a fire that was difficult to capture. [Read more…]
