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• Fire training in Yuba County foothills Tuesday
• CAL FIRE - FKU - Cal Fire is recognizing Eight with Directors Award
• Imperial Valley: Wood Chip pile fire allowed to burn out
• SAR: Catalina Island - 2 Missing boaters - 27-foot 1973 Coronado Sailing vessel

Fire training in Yuba County foothills Tuesday Posted: 08 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT Firefighters will be conducting a training burn Tuesday in Yuba County at Richards Ranch, north of Englebright Reservoir, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fire engines, handcrews and a bulldozer will be used in the training, which will start about 9:30 a.m. and last into the afternoon. Smoke will be visible from Highway 20 and in Dobbins, Oregon House, Smartsville, Penn Valley, Lake Wildwood, French Corral, North San Juan, Grass Valley and Nevada City, according to Cal Fire. Personnel and equipment will remain at the burn throughout the evening. Cal Fire staff will continue to check the area for several days after the burn. The training burn is to allow Cal Fire seasonal firefighters the opportunity to experience wildland firefighting tactics in a controlled environment. Source: Appeal Democrat

CAL FIRE - FKU - Cal Fire is recognizing Eight with Directors Award Posted: 08 Jun 2009 11:47 AM PDT CAL Fire To Honor eight Fresno County Firefighters What: Eight CAL FIRE Fresno Kings Unit/Fresno County Fire Protection District firefighters are being recognized with a prestigious state award. Why: Cal Fire is recognizing the individuals with the Directors Award for their "exceptional and outstanding individual and team accomplishments." Who: Those being honored include Fire Captain Michael Bowman, Division Chief Steve Lawshe, Firefighter Paul Pumarejo, Fire Captain Johnny Domínguez, Fire Captain Mara Zaver, Fire Apparatus Engineer Julie Freeman, Fire Captain Bruce Schofield and Fire Captain/PIO Chris Christopherson. Where: A ceremony will be held on Monday at the Clovis Memorial Building at noon. The Clovis Memorial Building is located at 808 4th St Clovis.

Imperial Valley: Wood Chip pile fire allowed to burn out Posted: 08 Jun 2009 09:13 AM PDT IMPERIAL — Firefighters will continuously monitor the wood-chip fire at Keystone Road and Highway 111 northeast of here, but there is little more they can do aside from letting it burn out, fire officials said Sunday. "It's going to take awhile," said Imperial County fire Capt. John Green. The fire started Saturday afternoon among piles of wood chips at the Imperial Valley Resource Recovery LLC. The facility burns wood chips and other green waste from local landfills. Piles of the waste are stored outside the facility, and one of those piles had caught fire. Officials still don't know what started the blaze. Crews worked through Saturday night to isolate the burning piles from the rest of the waste and are now monitoring to ensure the fire doesn't spread. Green said the situation was similar to haystack fires, where the interior of the wood piles can smolder for days. "If we put more water on it, it will just keep smoldering," Green said. He said he did not know how long the fire will continue burning. An east-blowing wind sent thick clouds of smoke across Highway 111 through Saturday afternoon and night, reducing visibility and leading to a closure by California Highway Patrol. By Sunday morning one lane in each direction had been re-opened and by about 3:15 the highway was fully opened. A Highway Patrol officer said as long as smoke stays off the highway, it will remain open. Source: ivpressonline.com- Link

SAR: Catalina Island - 2 Missing boaters - 27-foot 1973 Coronado Sailing vessel Posted: 08 Jun 2009 09:06 AM PDT Update: HC-130 departed Sacramento Air Station AM first light for SAR search Missing since Friday NEWS RELEASE Date: June 7, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer Cory Mendenhall (310) 294-0752 CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. — Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach began searching Sunday for a missing boater in the waters between Catalina Island and Santa Cruz Harbor in Monterey, Calif. Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach received a call Sunday from the family of 21-year-old Zebulon Tryon reporting that they had lost contact with him after he departed Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island, Calif. on June 5. Tryon was aboard his white 27-foot 1973 Coronado Sailing vessel and was due to sail from Avalon Harbor to Santa Cruz Harbor. An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast has been issued by the Los Angeles - Long Beach Command Center and will continue through the night. If anyone has any information that can help locate the missing boater, Zebulon Tryon, they are asked to contact the Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center at (310) 521-3801 or by marine VHF radio channel 16. Coast Guard searching for missing boater ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future. Anyone with information on the men's whereabouts was asked to call the Long Beach Command Center at (310) 521-3801 or use marine VHF radio channel 16. Info source: U.S. Coast Guard LA sector - Press release - Link More info: U.S. Coast Guard 11th district public affairs - Link RSS News Feed U.S. Coast Guard Twitter: Link This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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