A new prescribed burn, called Lur Merced Piles, was initiated today at 9:44 a.m. in Merced County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U. S. Fish and ...

No injuries were reported in a fire that erupted early Monday at a house in Merced’s Loughborough area. The cause remains under investigation. Merced City Fire Department firefighters responded to the ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The wildfire initially started 5:24 ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A young man pulled his neighbor away from a burning apartment complex in Merced. Despite his best efforts, the victim did not survive and investigators are still working to ...

For the first time in more than 70 years, Merced County has a new ambulance provider. The Board of Supervisors approved a new ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters battled a fire that destroyed 16 vacant mobile homes in Merced County Monday morning. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. at a commercial property on ...

Former Merced fire chief Billy Alcorn has been named to serve as the Fresno Fire Department’s interim chief, the city announced Friday afternoon. Alcorn begins his new assignment March 2 and will take ...

Nella Fire initially started 3:22 p.m. Sep. 9 in Merced County, California. Since its discovery 18 hours ago, it has burned 15.8 acres. By Wednesday morning, the blaze has been fully contained.

It was a packed Board Chambers on Tuesday morning as community members shared their experience with Riggs Ambulance Service, operating exclusively in Merced County. "My mom would not be here if it ...