Plumas National Forest

Forest friends, this past year has been challenging with COVID restrictions, the North Complex Fire, a windstorm over the winter that killed hundreds of trees in Little Grass Valley and now extreme fire danger and drought. If you are packing up for a visit... Read More.

Plumas County Sheriff Reduced Evacuation Orders

Evacuation Orders are being reduced! The following areas have been reduced from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning: • Hwy 70 between Beckwourth-Genesee Road to the Plumas/Lassen County Line o All addresses north of Hwy 70 between the Beckwourth-Genesee Road and the County Line. o All addresses... Read More.

Plumas County Cooling Zones

Plumas County Sheriff's Office Due to an Excessive Heat Warning in effect from noon on Saturday (7/10) to 9PM on Monday (7/12) the county has opened a “Cooling Zone” in each of the four major communities; Chester, Greenville, Quincy and Portola. “Cooling Zones” will be operating... Read More.

Plumas County Cooling Zones

“Cooling Zones” Press Release July 8, 2021 Due to an Excessive Heat Warning in effect from noon on Saturday (7/10) to 9PM on Monday (7/12) the county will be opening a “Cooling Zone” in each of the four major communities; Chester, Greenville, Quincy and Portola. Residents and visitors who... Read More.

Plumas Sheriff Evacuation Advisory

On July 6, 2021 at approximately 9 p.m. the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office issued this evacuation advisory for Dixie Valley and Frenchman Lake Cove: *** Evacuation Advisory back in Effect for Dixie Valley and Frenchman Lake Cove***** Please make preparations to evacuate If you have special needs... Read More.

LMUD & Plumas County Power Outage

LMUD is experiencing a system-wide outage. All customers are without power. According to the utility the outage is being caused by the sudden failure of PG&E’s Caribou transmission line. “Unfortunately,” explains LMUD spokesperson Theresa Phillips, “this also caused Honey Lake Power to go offline and at... Read More.

Plumas Fair Pre Sale Tickets on Sale now

The Plumas Sierra County Fair, August 19 – 22, 2021, is fortunate to have another full service carnival provided by World Amusements of Hanford, CA. Wolrd has, for many years, provided a great selection of exciting rides and attractions for a fair the size... Read More.