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Uppermost South Fork Drive, Mineral King, Silver City downgraded to VOLUNTARY EVACUATION; evacuation restrictions REMOVED from all other Three Rivers areas
As of Tuesday, September 29, at 1 p.m., South Fork Drive above Cinnamon Canyon Road, Mineral King, Silver City, Blue Ridge Road, and Yokohl Drive have been downgraded from mandatory evacuation to EVACUATION WARNING. According … read more
CASTLE FIRE PROGRESSION: The daily stats
Location: 12 air miles east of the town center of Three Rivers; 10 air miles west of Mineral King (Golden Trout Wilderness in Sequoia and Inyo national forests; Tulare County); consists of the Castle Fire and Shotgun Fire. Expected … read more
CALFIRE opens mobile retardant base in Three Rivers
CALFIRE mobile retardant base on the Schrock Ranch By mid-afternoon on Sunday, September 27 a CH47 Billings contract helicopter from Three Rivers was dropping 1,600 gallons of retardant in the Garfield Creek drainage every half hour. The north side … read more
Wildfire Meets Pandemic: A 2020-style collision
Welcome to the worst wildfire season on record in the state of California. This would be challenging in a stand-alone way, but coupled with a once-in-a-century pandemic, this has been a period like no other in any of our lifetimes. The air quality … read more
Patterson speaks: ‘I’m here for Three Rivers’
More from SQF Fire Incident Command In this second part of an interview with Assemblyperson Jim Patterson (AD23), at the SQF Fire Incident Command (September 18), Patterson makes it clear he was there for the community of Three Rivers. … read more
Water Woes in Three Rivers: Action steps to alleviate skyrocketing water rates
Dear Three Rivers: Your friends and neighbors need your help. Immediately upon returning from the mandatory fire evacuation, dozens of Three Rivers residents were given retroactive notice that their monthly water system assessment increased … read more
SOUTH FORK, GO HOME! Mandatory evacuation order lifted (Cinnamon Canyon and below)
It's been a long, grueling two weeks for Three Rivers's South Fork neighbors. But effective Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 1 p.m., those residents who live on Cinnamon Canyon Road and down-canyon (to Conley Creek Bridge) are now allowed to return … read more
CASTLE FIRE: Updates and comparisons for September 25 and 26, 2020
There have been some changes in the Castle Fire that are worthy of note. (Last report by 3R News was September 23.) Here are the numbers for September 25 and 26 (Friday and Saturday) for side-by-side comparison. Updates and … read more
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE: Evacuation orders level down for Springville, Balch Park areas
Effective Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 3 p.m., the Tulare County Sheriff's Office downgraded evacuation orders in parts of Springville and Balch Park. Areas downgraded to Evacuation Warning: Balch Park Road from Hwy 190 to Yokohl Valley … read more
SQF Complex Fire: What it means to be resource deprived
Resource deprived. We hear zone commanders telling their firefighters at morning briefings that the SQF Fire is a resource deprived fire. "Do not depend on getting more today; plan your day with the resources you have." In other words, Incident … read more
Castle Fire: A report on the landscape under threat (and photos too)
It's a long road ahead for us. (Teresa Benson, SNF supervisor, during an online public meeting on Sunday, September 20, for the Castle Fire) A report on the landscape SQF Complex (consists of Castle Fire and the smaller … read more
