Evacuations lifted for Lushmeadows area only



Some of those evacuated because of the Carstens Fire may start returning home in the next hour.Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies released the information at 6:30 p.m. Beginning at 8 p.m. tonight, June 18, Lushmeadows subdivision and immediate area that was subject to evacuation order last evening will be lifted.  This includes the entirety of Darrah Road, Triangle Road south to […]

Additional evacuation orders to be lifted



Wednesday, June 19, 2013 – 4:30 p.m.- Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies has just announced that at 8 p.m. tonight, evacuation orders for residents of Jerseydale, Mariposa Pines, and Triangle Road from Highway 140 to Darrah Road will be lifted to residents only.Evacuation orders  remain in effect for Buckingham Mountain Road, Carter Road, and Forest Service Roads leading to and […]

Satellite images Carstens Fire from orbit



NASA has released an image of this week’s Carstens Fire taken from Earth orbit by the Terra satellite. Taken on Monday, June 17, the photo shows a smoke plume spreading from northwest to southeast.The red outline placed on the photo indicates hot spots detected by the satellite.More recent views show the smoke plume traveling from west to east. Users can […]

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