by News Staff | Aug 5, 2020 | Fire, News Releases
8/05/2020 Update: Peripatetic Fire Crew! Looks like our local WMFD firefighters are getting lots of experience. According to the WMFD Facebook page, they were called off of the Apple Fire to respond as immediate need resources for help on the Stagecoach Fire, near...
by Community Reports/Events | May 28, 2020 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases
Vehicle fires are more common in the summer months when engines can more easily overheat and drivers sometimes pay less attention to maintenance. With the many visitors to the Eastern Sierra during the summer, it’s a timely reminder that many wildfires are also...
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy It’s tough to recruit, train and certify EMTs in the Eastern Sierra, but the White Mountain Fire Protection District seems to have found the right formula. The district that runs along the Hwy. 6 corridor from Hammil Valley to Benton went from one to 13...