Lassen National Forest Prepares for Fire Season with Readiness Drill

With temperatures rising and wildfires popping up throughout the state, the Lassen National Forest is taking proactive measures, as it does annually, to prepare for a potentially busy fire season. A forest-wide preparedness drill will be held this Thursday, June 20, 2024. It begins mid-morning... Read More.

Stones-Bengard CSD Receives CA Fire Foundation Grant for New Firefighter Gear

The Stones-Bengard Community Service District Volunteer Fire Department secured a California Fire Foundation grant to provide much-needed gear for volunteer firefighters. The CSD was awarded $10,000 in September to purchase new wildland and structure turnouts. According to Stones Bengard CSD board member Cheryl McCormack, the... Read More.

Lassen Modoc Unit Lends Aid in 14,000 Acre Fire in Tracy

A wildfire well to the south near Tracy, is the state’s most significant wildfire currently burning this season, and CALFIRE’s Lassen Modoc Unit has joined suppression efforts. The Lassen Modoc Unit sent three engines over the weekend, joining over 40 engines battling the blaze that... Read More.

Expect Smoke in Hamilton Branch as CAL FIRE Resumes Fuel Break Project

Crews will burn the timber understory as part of the ongoing project in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries, Pennisula, and Hamilton Branch Fire. The department says that work will continue throughout the month and into June when weather conditions allow safe operations. If you are driving... Read More.