Mariposa County Fire Department supports the county with 14 volunteer stations located throughout the county. If you are 18 years of age and possess a valid CA driver’s license, we would love to hear from you!  Positions are available for fire, medical, and various support duties.  No experience necessary – we will train you! – Please call (209) 966-4330 today for more information!

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Fall Health and Safety Tips

Autumn is the start of flu season, and it's recommended that everyone 6 months and older gets vaccinated against the flu. Contact Mariposa County Health Dept. for more information at about getting your flu shot at (209) 966-3689.

Daylight Saving Time ends every year on the first Sunday in November. This means it starts to get darker earlier. As we set our clocks backward by one hour in most areas of the country, here are some tips for driving at night.

When Daylight Saving Time ends – for 2016, that's November 6th – many people will find themselves spending more time driving in the dark. Depth perception, color recognition and peripheral vision can be compromised in the dark, and the glare of headlights from an oncoming vehicle can temporarily blind a driver.

Even with high-beam headlights on, visibility is limited to about 500 feet (250 feet for normal headlights) creating less time to react to something in the road, especially when driving at higher speeds.

What should you do to combat darkness?

• Aim your headlights correctly, and make sure they're clean
• Dim your dashboard
• Look away from oncoming lights
• If you wear glasses, make sure they're anti-reflective
• Clean the windshield to eliminate streaks
• Slow down to compensate for limited visibility and reduced stopping time

Lastly, when you change your clocks, it's also a great time to check the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.