Crews prepare for possible mudslides in Madera County as rain continues
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is monitoring the Mattie Fhy neighborhood near Oakhurst and Coarsegold for potential mudslides due to the 2016 Serpa Fire burn scar, while Caltrans crews are monitoring roads for any potential hazards.
Workers announced they’ve closed down a major route to Big Bear on Friday after motorists reported mudslides trapped about a dozen vehicles overnight. A driver named Jo Steel said he and his partner, Kael Steel, left Big Bear on Thursday in what he described as “hardly a drizzle” when, around…
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A camper trailer was destroyed in a fire in Madera County early Friday morning, the city's fire department said. The Madera Fire Department and the Madera County Fire Department responded to reports of a trailer on fire on Crescent Drive in Madera Acres just before…
Authorities issued an evacuation warning in parts of San Bernardino County on Friday afternoon due to strong mudslides and other dangerous storm conditions. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department put the warning into effect just after 2 p.m. for the communities of Forest Falls, Angelus Oaks, Seven Oaks and the…