== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == California Integrated Seismic Net USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. A minor earthquake occurred at 7:55:31 AM (PST) on Sunday, November 22, 2009.The magnitude 3.7 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) SSE of Lucerne Valle... Read Full Story

New Creston fire station moves forward Posted: Friday, Nov 20th, 2009BY: Aaron Crutchfield Plans for building a new Cal Fire station in Creston took a step forward on Wednesday when the Creston Advisory Body unanimously voted to recommend the design proceed based on the conceptual drawing presented at the meeting.Representatives from RRM Design Group came to the meeting and showed a drawing based on feedback from prior meetings with Creston residents. The design incorporates design element... Read Full Story

Bush fire - Prepare, Act, SurviveThe NSW 2009/10 bushfire season has started.The Bureau of Meteorology is indicating that for most of NSW, there is a 75 per cent chance of above average temperatures and as high as 80 per cent on the southern border. For this reason, people should be taking the time now to prepare not only their homes, but also themselves, to give themselves the best chance of surviving a fire.Fire Danger RatingsThe Fire Danger Rating is an early indicator of the potential da... Read Full Story

Magnitude 3.6 - local magnitude (ML) Time Monday, November 16, 2009 at 5:54:33 AM (PST) Monday, November 16, 2009 at 13:54:33 (UTC) Distance from Anza, CA - 16 km (10 miles) S (170 degrees) Palomar Observatory, CA - 22 km (13 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Lake Henshaw, CA - 23 km (14 miles) NNE (29 degrees) Palm Springs, CA - 47 km (29 miles) SSW (193 degrees) San Diego, CA - 85 km (53 miles) NNE (33 degrees) Coordinates 33 deg. 24.9 min. N (33.415N), 116 deg. 38.5 min. ... Read Full Story

Woman pleads no contest to starting Coffin FireBrenda Eitzen A Los Molinos woman pleaded no contest this week to a felony charge accusing her of sparking a 1,200-acre wildfire that threatened Lewiston this summer. Brenda Eitzen, who was 60 at the time of her arrest, is set to be sentenced Nov. 30 at the Trinity County Superior Court. She is still being held at the Trinity County Jail and could serve up to year total, said Michael Harper, Trinity County District Attorney. She had faced a se... Read Full Story

CAL FIRE, in cooperation with local landowners, is conducting a prescribed burn on Saturday.The 920-acre burn is located one mile south of Lopez Lake near Phoenix Canyon. Five Cities area folk may see smoke to the east from about 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Read Full Story

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS Actual/Future/Severe/PossibleWHAT: SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON....FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHO: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED... Read Full Story

Guns and Hoses game Tuesday The annual Guns and Hoses basketball game is set for Tuesday at Berrendos... ( Courtesy photo )«1»Local law enforcement and fire departments will duke it out on the court for a good cause at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Berrendos Middle School Gym.The event is being held to raise money to help a group of middle school students take an educational trip to Washington D.C.The Guns 'n Hoses basketball game will feature players from the Red Bluff Police Department, ... Read Full Story

Cal Fire addresses endangered tree concerns Steve Chambers, a Cal Fire civil engineer, uses a design drawing to illustrate his points. Enterprise photo by Joel Metzger The barracks at Cal Fire's station in Altaville were filled with environmentally and historically concerned citizens Tuesday who came to hear a group of Cal Fire representatives try to explain why it was necessary to cut down more than 40 trees to build a new station.“You can't build a project like this without taking down ... Read Full Story

The call came over the radio: A brush fire was just down the road.Inside Engine 120, a Sanger firefighter turned on the siren and honked the horn. Within a few seconds, the truck had arrived at the blaze.Out stepped the station's newest -- and smallest -- firefighter: 3-year-old Sebastien Daniel.With his hands firmly gripping the fire hose -- and his 5-year-old brother and a grown-up firefighter manning the hose behind him -- Sebastien extinguished the small fire that had cropped up insid... Read Full Story