Park Fire Becomes 5th Largest Wildfire, More Homes Destroyed in July 30 Morning Update

Incident Facts Name: Park Fire Start Date/Time2024-07-24 Incident Status: Active Location: Off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, East of Chico Type: Wildfire Cause: Arson Counties: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, TehamaAdministration Unit:Unified Command: CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest Unified Command Agency(s)Size 383,619 Containment 14% Structures Threatened... Read More.

Planned Outage Reminder for PSREC Homes

Here’s your planned outage reminder for this week, the first to occur tomorrow evening.Several communities will experience the two brief outages as Plumas Sierra Rural Electric must turn off the lights to accommodate PG&E repairs. You will be affected by the outages if you... Read More.

Two Homes Catch Fire, One Fully Engulfed, One Contained in the Chimney

Two homes up in flames, with the culprits identified as the usual suspects: faulty electrical wiring and neglected chimney flues. Janesville Fire Protection District says crews arrived at 2:00 Sunday afternoon to find a home on A-3 and Cummings Rd. fully engulfed.Neighboring homes were threatened,... Read More.

Thunderstorms Knock Out Power to Over 800 Homes

A late evening thunderstorm knocked out power for over 900 homes for over 4 hours last evening.The lights went out just after 5 pm in Janesville and in the Standish Litchfield areas. Lassen Municipal Utility Crews quickly responded, locating the problem area on the... Read More.

Downed Powerline Causes Outage for 800 Homes

A lightning strike causes an outage for over 800 homes in Susanville. Last evening around 7 pm, the lights went out into town across the Richmond Road area. LMUD says a line went down near Diamond Mountain Golf Course on Richmond and Brantly Dr.... Read More.

American Red Cross Gets Smoke Detectors into Homes

If you have a home in Lassen County, the American Red Cross is helping you protect your home and loved ones through a new Sound the Alarm Program. Under the program, you can install a free smoke detector and have a red cross volunteer... Read More.