Dixie Fire Update

DIXIE FIRE INCIDENT UPDATE Date: 08/24/2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. INCIDENT FACTS Incident Start Date: 7/13/2021 Incident Start Time: 5:15 p.m. Incident Type: Vegetation Cause: Under Investigation Incident Location: Feather River Canyon near Cresta Powerhouse CAL FIRE Unit: Butte, Lassen-Modoc, Tehama Unified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, United States Forest Service, National Park Service Size:... Read More.

Fraud Alert

Fraud Alert!!! We have received a number of reports related to a phone scam/ fraud. The caller is identifying himself as a Lassen County Sheriff’s Deputy and using names of local deputies. The caller solicits payment for outstanding warrants. The number will look like it... Read More.

Dixie Fire Update

DIXIE FIRE INCIDENT UPDATE Date: 08/24/2021 Time: 7:00 a.m. INCIDENT FACTS Incident Start Date: 7/13/2021 Incident Start Time: 5:15 p.m. Incident Type: Vegetation Cause: Under Investigation Incident Location: Feather River Canyon near Cresta Powerhouse CAL FIRE Unit: Butte, Lassen-Modoc, Tehama Unified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, United States Forest Service, National Park Service Size:... Read More.

Recall Ballots Arriving and How You Can Make Sure to Get yours

Recall ballots are arriving in your mailbox. With the mail shuffle we are experiencing due to the Dixie fire, Julie Bustamante, Lassen County’s Clerk Recorder, reassures you that you will be able to vote.  If you cannot retireve your ballot in your mailbox due... Read More.

August 23rd Evacuation Status Update

**Evacuation Status Updates ** Aug 23, 2021 Evacuation Warnings have been lifted for: •Janesville and Milford east of Hwy 395 from A3/Standish Buntingville Rd south to the Thunder Mtn. Rd Intersection - Zones LAS-E013 and LAS-E011-B •Milford east of Hwy 395 from the Flux Rd intersection south... Read More.

Quincy Man Arrested After Starting Fires in Evacuated Ordred Area

A Quincy man, David Hyde, was arrested after starting fires in burn piles at his Genesee Valley road home. His property remains within the mandatory evacuation ordered area. Hyde also prevented fire crews from putting out the fires and intervened several times, even spraying... Read More.

Communication Lines to Return to Burned Areas

Permanent restoration of communication lines serviced by Frontier is almost complete for Doyle and Chester. Crews are being sent into the Greenville and Keddie area to clear debris to begin work. Materials to restore lines are in the process of being brought in with... Read More.