Aero Fire, 33% Contained, 5,351 Acres, Smoke Output Drops Significantly, Hwy 4 Still Closed

Copperopolis, CA…CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit transitioned the fire to CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 at 10:30am. Moderate fire behavior was observed by firefighters today with pockets of heat in heavy fuels and embers from trees torching continue to have the potential to impact the fireline.

Typical seasonal weather will remain over the fire area through Thursday. Moderate daytime temperatures in the 80’s with decent relative humidity recoveries overnight are expected.

The Damage Inspection Team has been ordered.

Animal Evacuation Shelter
Calaveras County Fairgrounds Livestock Evacuation Center
101 Frogtown Road, Angels Camp, CA
Valley Springs Veterans Hall Evacuation Center
189 Pine Street, Valley Springs, CA
Emergency Alerts
For the latest evacuation orders and warnings, please visit the Calaveras OES website. For general inquiries, please call our hotline at 209-754-6777. Please note the call center will be open between 7 AM and 10 PM.

Residents can sign up for alerts from Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services (OES) at the following link: https://fireprevention.calaverasgov.us/Emergency-Alerts

Resources Assigned
840
Personnel
5
Helicopters
101
Engines
36
Dozers
27
Water Tenders
9
Crews
103
Other Assigned

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.