Kits, packed with 25 pounds of non-perishable food, 15 pounds of hygiene products, and disaster preparedness packets, were ...

Motorists will need 4-wheel-drive for Bates and Sierra Madre Road sections; call the Forest Service to be sure the gate onto the Bates Canyon 5.8-mile segment is open (closed after rainfall).

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

SIERRA MADRE, Calif. (KABC) -- A mountain of mud flowed down Woodland Drive in Sierra Madre during this week's storm, so it's no surprise the cleanup has been a multi-day undertaking.