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Memorial Set For Fallen Hotshot Firefighter Captain Brian Hughes

Memorial Set For Fallen Hotshot Firefighter Captain Brian Hughes

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks releases memorial information on fallen Hotshot Firefighter Captain Brian Hughes 33 year-old Brian Hughes was the Captain of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots. On Sunday, July 29, 2018, he lost his life battling the Ferguson Fire on the Sierra National Forest. An official memorial website has…MORE

California’s Insurance Commissioner Takes Steps To Protect Wildfire Survivors

California’s Insurance Commissioner Takes Steps To Protect Wildfire Survivors

  [Photo: AP] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California’s Insurance Commissioner has taken steps to protect thousands of wildfire survivors. To speed recovery efforts and result in more timely payments to policyholders, Commissioner Dave Jones has issued a declaration of an emergency situation allowing insurers to use qualified out-of-state adjusters who work under the insurance company’s…MORE

Massive Wildfires Becoming The New Normal, Warns Cal Fire

Massive Wildfires Becoming The New Normal, Warns Cal Fire

MATHER (KMJ) — Cal Fire’s chief said that the current extreme fire conditions will soon become routine. The prediction comes as the agency revealed on Wednesday that more than 32,000 people have been evacuated due to blazes burning all across the state. “In past decades we may have seen a fire like we’re seeing now…MORE

Motorcyclist Killed In Merced County Crash

Motorcyclist Killed In Merced County Crash

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A motorcyclist was killed early Wednesday in a crash in Merced County. The California Highway Patrol says the Merced Communication Center got a call at 4:39 a.m. of a grass fire west of Los Banos, on the shoulder of northbound I-5, north of Highway 152. CHP officers responded to the scene…MORE

Yosemite Closures Continue As Ferguson Fire Burns

Yosemite Closures Continue As Ferguson Fire Burns

FRESNO (KMJ) — Smoke from the Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County continues to see parts of Yosemite National Park closed for visitors. The National Park Service announced Tuesday that Yosemite Valley, Wawona Road, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias, Hetch Hetchy, and other areas remain out of bounds. The…MORE

Fresno County Woman Dragged By Horse Dies

Fresno County Woman Dragged By Horse Dies

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno County woman is dead after being dragged by a horse. It happened near Shaw and Academy on Sunday.     Investigators say Anne Herbstman was riding a horse and buggy near the Valero gas station, when for some reason, the horse got spooked. The animal started bucking and…MORE

Fresno Fire Saves Puppy From House Fire

Fresno Fire Saves Puppy From House Fire

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A puppy was saved from a house fire thanks to Fresno firefighters. The fire happened Sunday around 11:30 p.m. on A Street. Fresno Fire sent out a tweet – #FresnoFire is on scene of a #HOUSEFIRE at 1522 A St. E3 first on scene reporting heavy fire. E3 went…MORE

10,000 More People Ordered To Flee California Wildfires

10,000 More People Ordered To Flee California Wildfires

  FRESNO, CA (AP) – About 10,000 more people were ordered evacuated as two wildfires surged toward small lake towns in Northern California while the state’s largest and deadliest blaze of the year slowed slightly after days of explosive growth, authorities said. The completely wiped out mountain community of Keswick, Calif., is seen Sunday, July…MORE