TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. —
There are now preemptive measures underway from California officials as a Red Flag Warning is set to take effect Thursday night through Saturday night.
The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has prepositioned crews in 12 Northern California counties.
In Tuolumne County, a multi-agency task force completed training to prepare for the worst as the warning stretches from the foothills to the coast through the weekend.
“Two engines from Tuolumne County Fire Department, one engine from Rancheria Fire Department, one engine from the city of Sonora and one engine from Miwok Sugar Fire Department,” said Twain Harte Fire Chief Neil Gamez.
Crews used Thursday to train together and get to know each other. Drills focused on ventilating for structure fires and on Friday they’ll conduct wildland drills.
Cal Fire is taking precautions across Northern California.
“We have a statewide staffing pattern for the northern region which adds an additional engine to each unit,” said Brain Ham, division chief of the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.
The Sonoma-Lake-Napa Cal Fire Unit added four overhead positions and five additional engines from the Humboldt Region along with adding logistical support to supply equipment, food and fuel.
Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit also received prepositioned resources from Cal OES.
All Cal Fire and contracted aircraft are fully staffed across the state.
Cal Fire said resource distribution will be key through the weekend with the majority of Northern California experiencing a Red Flag Warning.
The last time Tuolumne County prepositioned a task force was winter 2023 for the atmospheric rivers that struck most of the region.
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