Town of Mammoth Lakes

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM ISSUES STAY AT HOME ORDER FOR CONTROL OF COVID-19. Learn what this means for you...

Restaurants in Mammoth Lakes serve up some pretty delicious food. If people think the food is delicious, our local wildlife think they have found epicurean nirv...ana. For this reason, Mammoth Lakes Town Ordinance 8.12.210 requires that all receptacles for the collection of solid waste be bear-resistant and shall be kept secured at all times. See more

Creek Fire Briefing 7pm Wednesday, November 4

MONO COUNTY MAY FACE INCREASED RESTRICTIONS AS COVID-19 CASES RISE Over the last two weeks, Mono County has experienced an increase in COVID-19 cases significant enough to threaten our current Tier 3 Moderate (orange) status within the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy (Blueprint). The Blueprint governs our local economic and social activity based upon the degree of virus transmission within the county. Most of the new cases are associated with the U.S. Marine Corps Mo...untain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) in northern Mono County (Pickel Meadows), with over 60 cases reported to the county by the Marine base since the outbreak was identified on October 21. The Marine Corps has independent healthcare and public health capacity and maintains overall responsibility for the outbreak response. Currently, there is no evidence that the outbreak at the MCMWTC has contributed to increased community transmission outside of the Marine Corps community in Mono County, despite some increase in unassociated cases. Join representatives from the Mono County Health Department, Mammoth Hospital, and Unified Command in a bilingual community conversation at 5:30pm this Thursday, November 5. Please read the entire Press Release and the potential impacts to Mono County: https://www.townofmammothlakes.ca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx

As of this morning, Tuesday, November 3, there are 878 firefighting personnel working on the 378,201-acre #CreekFire. Containment remains at 70%. Resources assi...gned include: 15 crews 3 Type 1; 2 Type 2IA; 10 Type 2 6 helicopters 2 Type 1; 3 Type 2; 1 Type 1. 12 engines 5 Type 3; 1 Type 4; 6 Type 6 33 water tenders 32 excavators 12 masticators 11 skidders 10 dozers 8 graders 3 chippers 3 heel booms 3 feller bunchers 3 backhoes #FireYear2020

With containment on the #CreekFire at 70% and minimal fire behavior over much of the 377,693-acre fire, the name of the game at this point is suppression repair.... Almost 600 miles of fireline were constructed during suppression efforts over the course of the last two months to stop fire spread and protect homes, communities, archeological sites, recreation sites and other values threatened by the fire. More than half of that fireline was put in with bulldozers by clearing vegetation down to dirt and mineral soil. There were more than 150 miles of road that was improved to be used as fireline and more than 100 miles of handline was dug by firefighters. Fire managers try to repair firelines as near as possible to their original state. They do this by using heavy equipment to pull vegetation that was removed back ono the cleared line to make it look as natural as possible. Chippers are used to chip up trees and brush that were removed and that material is put on lines to divert water and provide stability. They also construct water bars to divert rain and runoff to prevent erosion. Other reasons for suppression repair are to reduce impact to the habitat of threatened or endangered species; prevent further destruction to archeological sites; and discourage use of firelines as ATV and UTV trails, which can exacerbate damage. Here are the suppression repair numbers as of Monday: 597 total miles of fireline 341 miles of dozer line 152 miles of road improved as fireline 104 miles of handline 366 total miles of repair completed 213 miles of completed dozer line 92 miles of completed road improved as fireline 61 miles of completed handline Photos A crew chips trees and brush along Kaiser Pass Road just past Mono Springs Road on October 24, 2020. Photo by Ivy Gehling A water bar on a road to divert rain and runoff to prevent erosion.

CREEK FIRE DAILY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 3 Acres: 378,201 Containment: 70% Expected Full Containment: 11/15/2020... Acreage Update: There was an approximately 2,500-acre decrease in acreage due to better mapping. Several large unburned islands in the interior of the fire that had been included in the burned acreage total were removed, resulting in a slight reduction in acreage. Public Meeting: A virtual public meeting will be held this Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00pm The meeting will air live on the Sierra National Forest Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SierraNF) and the Creek Fire YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/2HhOSh8). Current Situation: The majority of active fire behavior remains in the northeast corner of the fire. Fire managers have identified three distinct areas of heat in that area in the Cold Creek drainage just north of Thomas A. Edison Lake; near Pincushion Creek to the north; and in the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River. Due to the steep, rugged terrain in those areas, it is too dangerous to take direct action and the fire is being monitored by ground and air. Most of the fire is hemmed in by granite rock formations, which form a natural barrier to limit spread. Currently, the fire is hop-scotching from fuel source to fuel source in the rocky terrain. Weather: It remained warm and dry over the fire on Monday, a trend that will continue the next few days before a cold front blows into the area Thursday night, bringing a dramatic drop in temperatures, strong southwest winds and the possibility of rain or snow. High temperatures at the 7,000-foot level and above are forecast to drop into the 30s and 40s with sustained southwest winds of 35 mph and gusts up to 55 mph. Smoke Outlook: Mammoth Lakes and Bishop should see moderate to USG air quality, and Yosemite NP area forecast to remain mostly good to moderate today. Southwest ridge winds arrive tomorrow which should increase AQ values in communities east and northeast of the Creek fire. Sierra National Forest Closures: For the latest information on the Forest closure order, please click on https://www.fs.usda.gov/sierra/ Additional Information: https://on.mono.ca.gov/creekfire

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Inyo National Forest Reopens most of John Muir Wilderness, part of Ansel Adams Wilderness - see details below...

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING - NOVEMBER 4 The Mammoth Lakes Town Council regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2020 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Key Items: ... - Update on the Creek Fire and Forest Orders - Public Hearing: Consider approval of Zoning Code Amendment 20-002 and 20-003 - Authorize the Town Manager to work with Mono County Behavioral Health and Pacific West Communities in facilitating an agreement regarding implementation of the Mono County Permanent Supportive Housing Project in The Parcel - Presentation and Action on Pre-Audit Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2019-20, Fund Balance, Projects, and Continuing Commitments - Receive an update on permitting and proposed operations for the Town’s snow storage site and provide direction on fees - Approval of agreement between Earthcare LLC and the Town of Mammoth Lakes for the development of a Biomass Plant - Discussion and possible action on update of the response and management of the COVID-19 health and economic declared emergency Agenda: http://mammothlakes.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=4

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As of this morning, Monday, November 2, there are 865 firefighting personnel working on the 380,663-acre #CreekFire. Containment remains at 70%. Resources assig...ned include: 14 crews 3 Type 1; 1 Type 2IA; 10 Type 2 6 helicopters 2 Type 1; 3 Type 2; 1 Type 1. 15 engines 5 Type 3; 1 Type 4; 5 Type 6 32 water tenders 30 excavators 10 skidders 9 masticators 9 dozers 6 graders 3 chippers 3 heel booms 2 feller bunchers 1 backhoe Photo An American flag flies over the burned remains of historic Cressman’s General Store and Gas Station on Tollhouse Road in Shaver Lake on Sunday, November 1. Photo by Kristian Knutson/Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team. #FireYear2020 See more

CREEK FIRE DAILY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2 Acres: 380,663 Containment: 70% Expected Full Containment: 11/15/2020... Current Situation: There was very little growth on the fire Sunday, with the majority of active fire isolated to the northeast corner around Vermillion Cliffs north of Lake Thomas A. Edison and the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River. Large expanses of exposed rocks and cliffs are serving as a natural barrier to confine fire spread in those areas. While there has been no significant movement, the fire is picking and choosing its way around where fuel is available. Weather: While warm, dry weather will persist through mid-week, periods of passing cloud cover associated with an upper-level low-pressure system across southern California will bring some relative humidity recovery, especially across higher elevations. The combination of the upper level low, some moisture and up-slope flow in the afternoon could even produce a few light sprinkles on Monday afternoon and evening. There is a significant weather pattern shift expected into the weekend, as a cold front approaches Friday, which will bring much colder temperatures, humidity recovery and even potential precipitation for higher elevations. Before the cool down, however, strong pre-frontal southwest winds Thursday night into Friday will impact the fire. Gusts up to 50 mph across ridges are possible, which could prove problematic for hazard trees and briefly increase fire behavior where the fire remains active. Smoke Outlook: Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, and Bishop should see good to moderate air, and Yosemite NP area forecast to remain mostly moderate today and tomorrow. Sierra National Forest Closures: For the latest information on the Forest closure order, please click on https://www.fs.usda.gov/sierra/ Additional Information: https://on.mono.ca.gov/creekfire

CREEK FIRE DAILY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 1 Acres: 380,345 Containment: 70% Expected Full Containment: 11/15/2020... Current Situation: The northeast portion of the fire around Vermillion Cliffs north of Lake Thomas A. Edison and the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River continues to be the most active. The majority of activity is confined by large expanses of exposed rock and fire managers are monitoring the areas closely. The fire is not spreading actively but right now there’s still lots of potential for this fire to stand up and move around with winds coming, said fire behavior analyst Byron Kimball, alluding to winds forecast to accompany a cold front expected to move into the area late next week. Weather: Unseasonably warm, dry conditions will persist over the fire the next four to five days. A cold front forecast to move into the area late next week will be preceded by gusty southwest winds. While maximum temperatures are expected to drop into the 40s and 50s, the winds could be problematic given the extremely dry conditions. Smoke Outlook: Breezy early morning easterly winds across ridges will transition to up-drainage into the afternoon with some humidity recovery. Despite air movement this morning, expect similar air quality conditions as yesterday as similar terrain-driven diurnal wind patterns to continue this afternoon. Sierra National Forest Closures: For the latest information on the Forest closure order, please click on https://www.fs.usda.gov/sierra/ Additional Information: https://on.mono.ca.gov/creekfire

As of this morning, Sunday, November 1, there are 961 firefighting personnel working on the 380,345-acre #CreekFire. Containment remains at 70%. Resources assig...ned include: 19 crews 5 Type 1; 2 Type 2IA; 12 Type 2 6 helicopters 2 Type 1; 3 Type 2; 1 Type 1. 15 engines 1 Type 1; 7 Type 3; 1 Type 4; 6 Type 6 35 water tenders 18 excavators 11 skidgines 9 dozers 5 graders 3 feller bunchers 2 chippers 2 heel booms 1 backhoe Photo - An excavator works on a salvage logging operation near Huntington Lake on Saturday, October 31. Photo by Kristian Knutson/Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team. #FireYear2020