Vallecito, CA…Great, Great work by firefighters on the ground and in the air!!! They checked a fire that if it had established itself in the Stanislaus drainage and started crawling uphill could have easily been as destructive as the Caldor fire is to our north. The latest from CAL FIRE TCU follows..”Firefighters observed extreme fire behavior yesterday afternoon as the fire made uphill runs and is terrain driven. Critically dry fuels and steep terrain challenged fire crews overnight. Firefighters will continue to establish direct and indirect containment lines today.

Check out the smoke output or lack thereof from the Airola Fire this morning above. We made the heat map last night…below.

Hotter and drier temperatures are forecasted today through the weekend with poor humidity recovery overnight.
Evacuation Orders & Evacuation Warnings & Road Closures”

For the latest road closures and evacuation information in Calaveras County please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Calaveras-County-Sheriffs-Office-1756871757881504

EVACUATION ORDERS: Vallecito: All of Parrots Ferry Road from the Tuolumne/Calaveras County line at Parrots Ferry Bridge to Highway 4 including Moaning Cavern and Camp Nine Road areas as well as East of Red Hill Road to Parrots Ferry Road.

EVACUATION WARNINGS: The towns of Douglas Flat and Murphys

ROAD CLOSURES: Parrots Ferry Road is expected to remain closed through the night. Highway 4 remains open.