The Bureau of Land Management will be issuing seasonal fire restrictions this Friday. The areas affected by the restrictions are under the watch of the Ukiah Field office, including Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, Glen, Marin, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round, statewide fire prevention order and will remain in effect until further notice. Go to readyforwildfire.org for more.
Search and Rescue volunteers spent time training in helicopter rescue techniques this past weekend. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, Napa County, CALSTAR, and Marin County Search and Rescue held the three-day training. Personnel from nine counties attended and were able to work with equipment from CalFire, REACH, the U.S. Coast Guard and Sonoma County.