by Community Reports/Events | Jun 24, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
Update on Thursday, June 24@11pm: The Incident Management Team is reporting the fire as 25% contained, holding at 586 acres going into this evening. Lateral movement of the Inyo Creek Fire continues to be held. Firefighters continued to build containment lines in very...
by News Staff | Jun 24, 2021 | California Highway Patrol, Fire, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, United States Forest Service
Well, the first effort to retrieve vehicles abandoned at Whitney Portal had to be cancelled because the Inyo Creek Fire flared up and it just wasn’t safe to allow anyone go up to Portal. So, authorities are giving it another shot. On Thursday June 24 at 8 a.m....
by News Staff | Jun 21, 2021 | Fire, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
BISHOP, Calif June 21, 2021 – On Tuesday June 22 at 8 a.m. there will be an opportunity for those who have a vehicle parked at Whitney Portal to retrieve it. This opportunity is dependent upon favorable fire behavior and may be cancelled if conditions become unsafe....
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases
INYO COUNTY, CA, APRIL 21, 2021 – According to the press release today from the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, Saulo Sifuentes Escalante, a 36-year-old man from Conroe, Texas, arrived at Whitney Portal on Thursday April 15 with the intention of hiking Mt Whitney...
by News Staff | Jul 11, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Georges Fire Morning Update Lone Pine, CA, July 13, 2018 – The Georges Fire (lightning-caused) is currently at 2,883 acres and is 42% contained. The incident transitioned out of Unified Command. The fire is being managed by SoCal Team 3, a Type 2 incident...