Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Near Jesus Maria Rd / Hawver Rd. Sounds like they have these. Two separate small fires. Thank You Firefighters!!! Incident: 00487 Type: Provide Traffic Control Location: Jesus Maria Rd / Hawver Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.282774 -120.669762 Detail Information 9:54 PM 4 [7] C49-100 PER CALFIRE FIRE IS […]
Grizzly Flats, CA…Update to Evacuation Orders, Warnings, and Road Closures. Effective Immediately, El Dorado County Evacuation Routes: Residents evacuating the area should exit Westbound on Pleasant Valley Road or Northwest on Bucks Bar Road. Evacuation Order: El Dorado County Pleasant Valley Road and all intersecting roads extending south from Newtown Road to the intersection of […]
Angels Camp, CA…Traffic & Bovine Update….Cow Loose & Calf on Side of Roadway near Pool Station Rd / Demarest Mine Rd Incident: 00366 Type: Live or Dead Animal Location: Pool Station Rd / Demarest Mine Rd Loc Desc: AT THE CORRAL? Lat/Lon: 38.116588 -120.657784 Detail Information 6:06 PM 2 [3] PER ANOTHER – POSS CLOSER […]
Vallecito, CA…The Airola Fire is now currently at 700 acres and is 35% contained. Evacuation Warning & Orders: As of 8pm this evening, all Evacuation Warnings issued for the Airola Fire lifted. Please refer to the Evacuation Order and Warnings Map on our Community Information page https://calaveras-gis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=da5475a4457b46129f63349d49eb0a85 under the Evacuation Tab. As the public begins […]
Grizzly Flats, CA…The Northeast areas of the fire remained the most active overnight due to poor humidity recovery. The fire experienced short-range spotting that aligned with nighttime flow patterns producing several new ignitions within the control lines. Additionally, passive crown fires were common in the Northeastern, and Eastern areas of the incident. Critical fuel conditions, […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Health Officer and Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District are issuing a current joint air quality advisory to notify the public of the potential for poor air quality conditions primarily due to smoke from the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, the Dixie Fire in Plumas County, the Airola Fire […]
Sonora, CA…The latest Washington Fire Evacuation Orders, Warnings and Road Closure Changes are current as of August 27th, 2021 10:45 A.M. near Highway 108 and Stockton Road. The following area’s will remain under the Evacuation Order: North Drive, Golf Links Road (between Highway 108 and Chabroullian), McKibbon Drive, Constance Lane, Mountain Vista Court, Circle Drive, […]
Jamestown, CA…Firefighters are continuing to construct and strengthen direct fire line. Damage assessment for structures has begun and will continue today. Power remains out in portions of Sonora due to damaged powerlines. Warming temperatures with lowering humidity are expected today into the weekend. Wind will generally be upslope during the day, turning downslope at night. […]
Sonora, CA….The Latest From CHP on Washington Fire Road Closures. Incident: 00205 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr108 / Golf Links Rd Loc Desc: SR108 BTWN MILL VILLA AND WASHINGTON Lat/Lon: 37.962895 -120.402227 Detail Information 7:48 AM 34 [103] 61-3 PD HAS CLOSURE NOW 7:05 AM 33 [101] PER CALFIRE SR108 CLOSED FM WIGWAM TO […]
Sonora, CA…If you need NON emergency assistance or information, please do not contact Dispatch. Call 209-533-5151. **UPDATE 5:11PM** Fire at 81 acres, and holding within Fire’s containment lines. All evacuation orders and advisories remain in place. **UPDATE 4:59 PM** For information regarding staging or evacuating to Westside Pavilion, please call 209-206-8010 **UPDATE 4:37PM** Fire evacuation […]
Vallecito, CA…The Airola Fire is now currently at 700 acres and is 25% contained. Evacuation Orders: As of 8pm this evening, all Evacuation Orders issued for the Airola Fire will be downgraded to an Evacuation Warning. All other Evacuation Warnings will remain in place. Please refer to the Evacuation Order and Warnings Map on our […]
Sonora, CA…If you need non-emergency assistance, please do not call our dispatch center. Instead, please call 209-533-5151** **UPDATE 3:30 pm** Evacuations for City of Sonora from W. of Stockton Rd to W of S. Washington St. Including all roads in between. This includes all downtown hotels on Stockton and S Washington **UPDATE 2:22pm** Evacuation Advisories […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras OES has activated an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the Airola Fire, which started near the Parrot’s Ferry Bridge on the Calaveras County side of the North Fork of the Stanislaus River at approximately 2:59pm, August 25, 2021. The fire made a hard run up slope from the river, and is currently […]
West Point, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….House Fire Reported Near 210 Blueberry Hill Lane Incident: 00251 Type: Report of Fire Location: 210 Blueberry Hill Ln Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.412682 -120.530324 Detail Information 2:36 PM 1 [1] HOUSE ON FIRE
Jamestown, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….From CAL FIRE TCU…”Fire in the area of Highway 108 and Golf Links Road in Jamestown. Evacuations are taking place at the following locations: Alley drive, Circle drive, Golden Dove Lane. Please avoid the area to allow crews to work.” “#WashingtonFire [update] The fire is 15 acres. Near Golf Links Road […]
Grizzly Flats, CA…Update to Evacuation Orders, Warnings, and Road Closures is Effective Immediately for El Dorado and Alpine Counties Road Closures: The Highway 50 closure has been extended East to Meyers (Highway 50 and Highway 89 junction). Evacuation Routes: Residents evacuating the area should use Highway 50 East. Evacuation Order: El Dorado County From Twin […]
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Grizzly Flat, CA…Throughout the evening hours and overnight, the fire remained active in the Northeast with most growth occurring in Divisions I and J. Critical fuel conditions, steep and rugged terrain still present a challenge for crews. Firefighters are continuing with the firing operations in Divisions A and W to help strengthen control lines. Winds […]
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 […]
Vallecito, CA…Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Airola Fire 8:00pm update: There is no update on acreage at this time. Last report was between 700-1000 acres. Fire is still listed at 0% containment. Evacuation Order for the Vallecito area is still in affect and expected to remain throughout the night. The surrounding area of Murphys and Douglas […]
Vallecito, CA…Click on the image below to go to the Calaveras County Evacuation Map too. Active events are displayed both in the map and at the right in the “Active Evacuation Summary Pane”. The “Active Evacuation Summary Pane” provides a count of active events contained in the current map extent. In the event of an […]
Vallecito, CA…The latest from Calaveras County Public Health Division…Information about evacuation shelters and animal centers currently open for those affected by the #AirolaFire
Vallecito, CA…The latest from the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office…Mark Twain Elementary School is an evacuation center. 5:30pm Incident Alert and Evacuation Orders. A wildland fire started around 3:30 pm in the Stanislaus River Canyon near the Parrots Ferry Bridge in Calaveras County. The fire is currently approximately 750 acres. The following areas are under immediate evacuation […]
Vallecito, CA…Firefighters on ground and air are doing an amazing job on the Airola Fire. In our 16 plus years covering fires around here we now focus on smoke output and heat. This one is too new for a heat map but when you look at the fire progression on the Alert Wildfire cameras the […]
Vallecito, CA…Power Outages Climb to over 300 Customers Near Airola Fire. Details below…
Vallecito, CA…Airola Fire climbs past 700 Acres…Firefighters are working aggressively to attack the 700 acre fire near Parrots Ferry Road north of the Parrotts Ferry Bridge Vallecito (Calaveras County)”
Vallecito, CA….PG&E is reporting 100 plus outage locally in the Airola Fire Area. Details below…
Vallecito, CA…Please be advised that the CHP has issued a complete road closure of Parrotts Ferry Road at State Route 4 in Vallecito due to wildland fire in the area. The road will be reopened as soon as possible. Unfortunately we do not have an estimated time of reopening. Please use alternate routes to avoid […]
Columbia, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Parrotts Ferry Road Closed on Tuolumne Side of Bridge for Airola Fire. Incident: 00274 Type: Provide Traffic Control Location: Parrotts Ferry Rd / Porcina Way Loc Desc: AT COUNTY LINE Lat/Lon: 38.052118 -120.416423 Detail Information 4:22 PM 5 [61] 1039 S2 4:21 PM 4 [60] PER FIRE THEY ARE EVACUATEING AND […]
Douglas Flat, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Hwy 4 Now Closed at Parrotts Ferry for Fire. From CAL FIRE TCU…” The fire is 300 acres near Parrotts Ferry Road, North of Parrotts Ferry Bridge, Vallecito (Calaveras County)” “Firefighters are at scene of a vegetation fire on Parrotts Ferry Road north of the Parrots Ferry Bridge Vallecito (Calaveras […]
