A new prescribed burn, named Morehinge March, was initiated today at 10:10 a.m. in Merced County. The prescribed fire has ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:12 p.m. in Merced County. Sandy Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

Merced Fire Department has sent help to fight the Eaton ... other departments including Bakersfield Fire Department and Kern ...

Andrew Hathaway, Merced Fire Department. "We're trying to do a yard work sign-up sheet too so we can help with some yard work and stuff like that as well." Avant said he has to keep "hitting the ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Elk Slough C, was initiated 10:06 a.m. April 2 in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...

Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke is right to be ticked off that he is 25 deputies short of the staffing needed to protect the region’s 292,000 residents. For too long, his deputy sheriffs have ...

An investigation is underway after a suspicious fire broke out Monday killing one in Merced County. Deputies said a tree fire started at 8:45 a.m. in the backyard of a vacant home in the 2300 block of ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named North Marsh, was initiated today at 10:17 a.m. in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named Moraga 2 & 3, was initiated 10:52 a.m. April 7 in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named Torres, was initiated 10:17 a.m. April 17 in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S ...