Yosemite, CA…At 2:04 pm on July 7, 2022, the Yosemite Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 telephone calls reporting smoke visible from the Mariposa Grove area, near the Washburn Trail. A full initial attack response was dispatched including Yosemite Fire resources and cooperators. At that time, the Mariposa Grove was evacuated and is temporarily closed. […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services has implemented Zonehaven for identifying evacuation order and warning zones. For a live map of current zones under an evacuation order or warning please visit www.community.zonehaven.com or scan the QR code. The below changes only affect areas outside of the Electra Fire burn scar, as all […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…We just checked on outages with PG&E and you can see from the outage map below that almost all of Calaveras County has been powered back up. On the Amador side of the fire area there is still one large outage with 1,354 PG&E customers dark. After that outage block is energized we […]
Plymouth, CA…At approximately 3:44 p.m. on July 4, 2022, a vegetation fire was called in to the 911 Emergency Call Center. The fire started on Electra Rd. in Amador County. If you were on Electra Rd. at the time of the fire, and you have any information please call the CAL FIRE Tip Line at […]
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…The Electra Fire activity was minimal overnight. Overall fire behavior was diminished due to the success of the firing operations that have burned out a few of the large remaining green pockets and islands. Electra Incident Update AM 7.8 RESOURCES ASSIGNED Engines: 201 Water Tenders: 48 Helicopters: 15 Hand Crews: 59 […]
Fiddletown, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle vs Vehicle Collision Near Fiddletown Rd / Quartz Mountain Rd Incident: 00225 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Fiddletown Rd / Quartz Mountain Rd N Loc Desc: 1 MI JNO Lat/Lon: 38.505146 -120.766214 Detail Information 5:34 PM 7 [16] A94-001 2 VEH 1180 4:08 PM 6 [10] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 […]
San Andreas, CA…Zonehaven works by breaking the entire county into “Zones”. Each zone has a corresponding number on the map. A resident need only to know their Zone identification number to know if they need to evacuate and when it is safe to repopulate. During an emergency, the Zone number will be provided along with […]
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…Fire behavior moderated overnight due to increased humidity. Several small spot fires were detected and mitigated with the support of intel platforms and night-flying helicopter operations. Firefighters continue strengthening control lines and mopping-up hot spots. Electra Incident Update AM 7.7 RESOURCES ASSIGNED Engines: 168 Water Tenders: 26 Helicopters: 14 Hand Crews: […]
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…PG&E made significant progress today responding to outages now affecting approximately 2,300 customers in parts of Amador and Calaveras Counties due to the Electra Fire. PG&E has deenergized several distribution lines for firefighter safety in the area at the request of Cal Fire crews battling the Electra fire. Working with Cal […]
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…In the interest of relaying the most accurate and up-to-date information to the public, the Electra Incident will begin releasing more frequent updates regarding control and containment lines throughout the day. This will be in addition to the morning and evening updates, which are typically released at 7 a.m. and 7 […]
Amador County, CA…The Amador County Sheriff’s Office is removing the road closure at the intersection of Lower Clinton Road and Butte Mountain Road. The new road closure will be moved to the Upper Clinton Road and Butte Mountain intersection. All residents along Clinton Road and Butte Mountain Road within this area are clear to return […]
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update…Honda vs Maserati near Sr108 / W Stockton St Incident: 00184 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / W Stockton St Loc Desc: WB Lat/Lon: 37.963554 -120.398305 Detail Information 1:33 PM 10 [21] 1039 AFFORDABLE 1022 BOT 1:24 PM 9 [19] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOWING SONORA 209 984 2414——- 1:23 PM […]
AMADOR COUNTY, CA – CAL FIRE AEU, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office, and CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 will host a community briefing on the Electra Fire via Facebook, tonight at 7pm. We will provide an operational briefing, and we will also answer your questions regarding the Electra Fire. […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…When we posted the morning Electra Fire Update we included a 24hr fire map. We just looked at just today’s map you can see a drastic drop in heat from this fire! Great work firefighters!!! We may not be at the beginning of the end of the Electra but we appear close.
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…PG&E continues to respond to outages affecting approximately 8,000 customers in parts of Amador and Calaveras Counties, down from about 15,000 customers. PG&E has deenergized several distribution lines for firefighter safety in the area at the request of Cal Fire crews battling the Electra fire. Working with Cal Fire, PG&E was […]
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…The Electra Fire stayed active for the first half of the night, with short upslope runs. Humidity recovery in the early morning hours moderated fire activity. Firefighters are working to strengthen control lines. The threat to critical infrastructure is being monitored and assessed, and protection plans are being put into place. […]
Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision near Cherry Lake Rd / Sr120 Incident: 00056 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Cherry Lake Rd / Sr120 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.824793 -120.010396 Detail Information 7:28 AM 7 [26] [Notification] [CHP]-PER TUOSO WILL NEED FB 1185 7:26 AM 6 [24] [Notification] [CHP]-TUOSO REQ ETA 6:42 AM 5 […]
Amador & Calaveras, Counties…The Electra Fire PM Update has been released. The Electra Fire is actively burning, with short intense upslope runs. Short range spotting with rollout is contributing to the fire spread. The threat to critical infrastructure is being monitored and assessed, and protection plans are being put into place. Electra Incident Update PM […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Fairgrounds and Animal Services have expanded resources for Electra Fire evacuees with animals. Please contact the organization for details. Calaveras County Animal Services Directions: https://bit.ly/3nEuYyY Angels Camp Fairgrounds Directions: https://bit.ly/3nGmTtD #ElectraFire
Amador & Calaveras County, CA…Heat maps can be inaccurate because they can show heat aloft and not necessarily what is actually happening on the ground. That said they can be a great resource for where firefighters need to go to get a fire under control. Below is one of the Electra Fire. They are making […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Grover Anderson & the Lampoliers Is Postponed! July 6, Shutter Tree Park in Mokelumne Hill. Due to the Electra fire now burning in the Mokelumne River Canyon, the Calaveras County Arts Council has postponed the Music in the Parks concert with Grover Anderson and the Lampoliers. The Calaveras County Health Department has issued […]
Amador & Calaveras, CA…PG&E continues to respond to outages affecting approximately 12,000 customers in parts of Amador and Calaveras Counties. PG&E has deenergized several distribution lines for firefighter safety in the area at the request of Cal Fire crews battling the Electra fire. Cal Fire has granted PG&E access to priority areas of the fire […]
San Andreas, CA…The San Andreas fire evacuation shelter has been relocated to Mountain Oaks School in order to accommodate the potential increase in evacuees. #electrafire
Jackson & Mokelumne Hill, CA…PG&E continues to respond to outages affecting approximately 15,000 customers in parts of Amador and Calaveras Counties. PG&E has deenergized several distribution lines for firefighter safety in the area at the request of Cal Fire crews battling the Electra fire. PG&E has a number of assets potentially at risk due to […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA… Photo from Wendell’s parking lot Highway 49/Center St yesterday afternoon. Started at Box Beach “Amador” jumped River, heading up to Hwy 26. Lot’s of aircraft working fire.
Amador & Calaveras Counties, CA…State Route 26 from Buckeye Lane to Ridge Road is closed due to the Electra Fire, as of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. There is no ETO. Motorists are advised to avoid the area for their safety and to allow emergency crews to respond. The Electra Fire started at […]
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Jackson & Mokelumne Hill, CA…The Electra Fire has left over 10,000 PG&E Customers in the dark as well as the fire threats. PG&E Employees and civilians recreating in the area were evacuated yesterday but that still doesn’t mitigate the damage to our local grid from the fire. The outages are not only in Amador County […]
Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Collision Near Hwy 12 & Burson Road. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00150 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: SR12 / Burson Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.183543 -120.890366 Detail Information 10:17 AM 8 [15] A49-001 ETA SAM BERRI PLS 9:53 AM 7 [14] [Rotation Request Comment] ***** 1039 SAM BERRI […]
Jackson & Mokelumne Hill, CA…The good news is temps are moderate and they are throwing the kitchen sink and the dishes at this one. Right now there are 1,225 personnel assigned to the fire along with 128 Fire Engines, 14 Helicopters, 39 Hand Crews, 33 Dozers & multiple air tankers will be dropping retardant on […]
