Susanville Fire Dept. in Need of New Wildland Engine

Susanville Fire needs to replace the department’s wildland fire engine and asks the City Council for a 40,000 budget to buy a surplus engine. The 1991 type III engine the department currently uses according to Fire chief Moore is at the end of its... Read More.

PNF and BLM Elko Order Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Stage one fire restrictions come to the Plumas National Forest and BLM-managed lands in the Battle Mountain District in Elko. Fire danger continues to increase with the onset of summer and forest fuel conditions are drying up. In addition to fireworks not being allowed... Read More.

Camp Fire to be Made into Movie by Jamie Lee Curtis

The Camp Fire will be adapted into a movie based on a book written about the tragedy. Lizzie Johnson a journalist for the Washington Post and previously for the San Francisco Chronicle, authored the book, "Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire" inspired Hollywood celebrity... Read More.

Portola Fire Wise Holds Outreach Meeting

The Portola Fire wise committee will hold a Fire Safe Community Outreach meeting this week. You can learn more about tactics and tools to reduce wildfire risks and explain hazard reduction projects and tasks that will increase your home’s chances of survival should there... Read More.

Fire Damages Panda Express Vent Duct

Panda Express on Main Street in Susanville was on fire Saturday afternoon. Susanville Fire and other multiple agencies responded after heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the restaurant's rooftop. Fire crews were able to secure the building and make sure all employees... Read More.

Penninsula Home Destroyed in Saturday Fire

A home that survived the Dixie fire in the Lake Almanor area falls victim to fire. Saturday morning a two-story home on Pine Canyon Road in the peninsula community sustained major damage after fire crews were called out to the home after it had... Read More.