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Sequoia National Forest Emergency Flood Response

Unit Information

220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
93257 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
93257 

Incident Contacts

  • Kern River Ranger District
    Email:
    SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov
    Phone:
    760-376-3781
    Hours:
    8 am - 4:30 pm
  • Hume Lake Ranger District
    Email:
    SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov
    Phone:
    559-338-2251
    Hours:
    8 am - 4:30 pm
  • Western Divide Ranger District
    Email:
    SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov
    Phone:
    559-539-2607
    Hours:
    8 am - 4:30 pm

Photographs Gallery

Roadwork continues on the Sequoia National Forest as Forest Service employees and equipment work to repair erosion and washed outs on various roads.

A Fire Crew removes a dead fallen tree on the Sequoia National Forest.  Recent fire history on the forest combined with record winter precipitation has resulted in many obstacles to reopening roads this year.

Large rocks block the inside travel lane of the Sherman Pass Road on the Sequoia National Forest

Per Caltrans District 6.  Kern Canyon/Lake Isabella: State Route 178 Image removed.EMERGENCY CLOSUREImage removed. - cracks in roadway near waterway, mouth of canyon. Closure of 178 in addition to SR 155 closure due to previous weather impacts. Use alternate route. Travel to Lake Isabella area not recommended at this time.

The Kern River floods above the riverbanks as it slows down.  Photo taken near the mouth of the canyon above Bakersfield.

Portion of the outer travel lane erodes down the hill due to significant winter erosion. 

A tractor works to fill a dump truck as road repair continues on the Sequoia National Forest.