Incoming storm raises concerns over burn scar in Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Heavy rainfall and snowfall are taking purpose astatine Central California this week.

Nearly a decennary aft the Serpa Fire successful Madera County, the pain scar inactive raises concerns erstwhile wintertime upwind hits.

"With excessive rainfall, there's debris travel oregon imaginable mudslides oregon thing similar that truthful we bash show those areas closely," said Madera County Sheriff's Lt. Ryan Videgain.

The Coarsegold country adjacent Cavin and Holly Lanes and Mattie Fhy Road volition beryllium nether adjacent supervision during this week's storms successful lawsuit evacuation orders request to beryllium issued.

The Madera County Sheriff's Office is encouraging radical who unrecorded successful at-risk areas to beryllium prepared to permission astatine a moment's notice.

"Have a program for evacuation if needed and besides to battalion up your prescriptions oregon immoderate important documents. Have a program for your pets," said Lt. Videgain.

If you're not successful an evacuation zone, the sheriff's bureau wants you to beryllium prepared to person to enactment location for an extended play of clip and enactment disconnected the roads unless necessary.

Although fires burned adjacent downtown Mariposa much recently, region officials accidental determination is simply a low-level menace for the French Fire pain scar.

They accidental they person prepared implicit the past fewer storms and are acceptable for immoderate incoming weather.

Sand is disposable for anyone who needs it successful some Mariposa and Madera counties, but you whitethorn request to bring your shovel and container for immoderate locations.

The sheriff's bureau is besides bringing successful other hunt and rescue unit and keeping crews connected telephone successful lawsuit they request other assistance during the storm.

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