Important Phone Numbers

Burn Permits:CAL FIRE (CDF)..contact Seq. Natl. Forest Distr. Office 559/539-2607
CA Highway Patrol Road Conditions (CalTrans): 559/784-7444
CA-Highway Conditions No Charge Transp. Dept. of CalTrans. 800/427-7623
Camp Nelson General Refuse: 559/542-0311
Camp Nelson Volunteer Emergency Serv. Ambulance: (Non-emerg. #’s) 559/542-2511 or 539-2626
Department of Forestry & Fire Protection: 559/222-3714
Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT): 911
Fish & Game: (Poaching & Polluting Tip) 888/334-2258
Giant Sequoia National Monument: 559/539-2607
Golden Trout Wilderness Pack Station: 559/542-2816
Heliport: 559/542-2301
Highway Patrol (Porterville office 8am-5pm) 559/784-7444
Hospital: Sierra View District Hospital: 465 W. Putnam, Porterville 559/784-1110 or 784-8885
Poison Control Center – CA 800/222-1222 or 911
Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Brigade:  Chief, Dave LaPere (559) 542-2452
Ponderosa Property Owners Association (PPOA) Automobile Window Stickers: 559/542-2218 or 542-8000
Ponderosa Community Services District (PCSD): 559/542-1510
Ponderosa Lodge 559/542-2579
Ponderosa Water Manager ([PCSD): Dave Robertson 559/539-5023
Propane Service: Jack Griggs, Inc. (check phonebook for other providers) 559/592-3154
Search & Rescue: 911
Southern California Edison:         Power line down (911) 800/684-8123 or Kernville 760/376-2883
Springville Fire Station: 559/539-2626 or 911
Tulare County Fire Station @Camp Nelson: 559/542-2511 or 911
Tulare County Sheriff’s Dept.: 559/784-4670 or 911
To Report A Forest Fire 911 (781-5780)
U. S. Forestry Dept.- Springville: 559/539-2607
U.S. Forest Service -Sequoia National Forest (Forest Fire Report) 559/781-5780 or 911
U. S. Post Office-Springville: 559/539-2729
Upper Tule Association: 559/542-1313