Mandatory evacuations. What caused the fire is being investigated. More updates at 6pm. If you're in the area, you must leave now. West of the Dry Creek (the actual creek) between Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road to Chimese Road, NOTE: Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road and Chimese Road remain under evacuation order. Support News of the North Bay on Patreon! This map shows where the 13-4 fire in west Sonoma County began. NOTE: Residents living on Armstrong Woods Road north of Sweetwater Springs Road will have to check in the with the manned traffic control point at that intersection and show proof of residency to make access. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens if fire conditions change. If PG&E is told to turn off power, outages are expected to last 1 to 2 hours, according to the utilitys website, which includes a schedule of estimated shutoff times by outage block. In addition Sweetwater Springs Road between 17990 and 19500 will remain closed due to hazardous tree removal, powerline repair, roadway repair, and other hazards being mitigated in the area. Register to participate in these drills and learn more about evacuation exercises at www.SoCoTest.org. Mandatory Evacuation Order has been expanded to include all residents in the follow area: East of Sewell Road and King Ridge Road. The following areas have had all evacuation orders lifted: North of the Dry Creek and the norther fork of Lake Sonoma County, West of Dutcher Creek, City of Coverdale city limits and Hwy 128, Sweetwater at Westside (Moved from Wholer at Eastside Road), River Road at McPeak just west of Korbel (Moved from River Road at River Drive), Mountain Jackson Resort Road at Westside Road (Moved from River Road at Odd Fellows Road), 14900 Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road (Moved from 22303 Skaggs Springs Road), King Ridge Road at Cazadero Highway (Already in place), Move TCP from Dutcher Creek at Dry Creek to the Fish Hatchery, _______________________________________________________________. Gamble fire: 10,000 acres near Berryessa Knoxville Road west of Brooks. _____________________________________________________________________. No first responders have been injured. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to health hazards created by the fire. NOTE: Wallace Creek Road and Mill Creek Road, west of Wallace Creek Road (including Palmer Creek Road), will remain closed. Smoke from the fire has blanketed much of central Sonoma County, with gray ash falling miles from the fire front on the eastern side of Highway 101. "We are allowing people east of Truman Avenue back into their homes. This means you can now return home at your own risk. With extreme fire danger expected this weekend, it is critical that all Californians take steps to prevent sparking a wildfire. Evacuation Orders have been lifted and are no longer in effect for the portion of Silverado Trail between Rosedale Road and Highway 29. During this time-period, there have been more than 625 new wildfires, which have now burned over 1.2 million acres. For a full description, times, and a list of organizations at these locations click here. According to the Alamosa News, more than 10 homes were damaged or destroyed in the fire. An incoming, dry thunderstorm is forecasted to strike the area Sunday, bringing unpredictable winds capable of spreading the blazes and lightning strikes able to ignite new fires. and south of Fort Ross Rd. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. The smaller fire, known as 11-16, named for the Cal Fire battalion involved and the order in which it was found as a lightning storm sparked fires around the region on Monday, was about 15 acres at last check in the Meyers Grade area near the coast, fire officials said. Evacue inmediatamente si se encuentra en la zona. SOME EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED - Napa County 08/21/20 9:30 AM. NOTE: All of Sweetwater Springs Road in Zone 2E4 is CLOSED. The 13-4 fire is burning in an area near Gray Creek and the end of Mill Creek Road, west of Healdsburg and north of the Austin Creek recreational area. DOWNLOAD MAP GRID TO FIND YOUR AREA in the zone 4 below: This means you can now return home at your own risk. Residents do not need to bring pets or animals with them. If you come across any downed power lines treat them as live and call 911 and then PG&E. The other is a 15-acre fire near Meyers Grade, on the coast, he said, but 13-4 has the potential to become a major fire, Nicholls said. Saturday August 22nd, 2020 Updates-ONGOING UPDATES PAGE was first posted Aug 18. Areas under evacuation order due to the immediate threat to life now include everything west of Lake Berryessa along Berryessa Knoxville Road between Highway 128 and East Side Road, according to Cal Fire. Quirk was in labor with their oldest daughter 5-year-old Stella when they evacuated from the Valley Fire. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 23: A stray cow is escorted by a police cruiser to safety as it walks along Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. Evacuate to: Monte Rio Community Center 20488 Highway 116 in Monte Rio Residents who live in these communities are encouraged to register for the exercise at SoCoTest.org and to receive the alert at the start of the exercise. Customers can locate their outage block on their most recent bill and can also look up outage blocks by address online. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. It is one of at least two fires still burning in Sonoma County after a lightning storm ignited fires around the region on Monday. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with community preparedness groups, will be holding two evacuation exercises in the coming weeks. Guerneville is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo counties. Future orders will reference this map as well. Around 8:15 p.m., officials reported that forward. Updated evacuation orders due to the Walbridge Fire along Hwy 101 north of Windsor, Walbridge Fire Mandatory Evacuation Order Updates. And cots are spaced 6 feet apart. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: View of downtown Guerneville, Calif., continues under mandatory evacuation as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. Please utilize these routes so we can get all residents out safely and quickly in the future. Are they going to get the fire out? Another fire is burning in Mendocino County, a 25-acre blaze in the Potter Valley area, according to Cal Fire. Events Monte Rio Community Center Monte Rio Community Center 20488 Highway 116 Monte Rio, CA 95462 United States Get Directions Today Now onwards Previous Events Next Events Subscribe to calendar Santa Rosa Fairgrounds But theres not a lot of road networks out of there, Nicholls said, and emergency officials want to ensure residents have plenty of time to get out, he said. click on the name of the fire on the legend on the left of the map. DOWNLOAD MAP GRID TO FIND YOUR AREA in zone 2: This means you can now return home at your own risk. Fires continue to make runs in multiple directions and impacting multiple communities. Residents of the area north of the Austin Creek recreational area, east of The Cedars Gateway Ecological Preserve off King Ridge Road, south of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Spring Road and west of the end of Mill Creek Road need to pack up essentials and leave the area. The fires impacting Sonoma County include the Walbridge Fire, west of Healdsburg and the Meyers Fire, north of Jenner. PDT, Fire 13-4 Evacuation Warning Order Update. MONTE RIO, Calif. - Cal Fire has stopped forward progress of a vegetation fire above Monte Rio Tuesday evening, officials said. The 15-10 fire, located near Berryessa Knoxville Road and Putah Creek Bridge, had burned 4,500 acres. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to health hazards created by the fire and remains closed. The council was set to discuss a new wildfire protection plan among other matters and is now scheduled to have that conversation next Tuesday. He's won national awards for his investigations and feature stories. and Eastside Rd. Power poles, trees, and other structures may have been damaged. Stella was born two days later. "They had closed from Highway 285, east and are just trying to get it contained. Incidents Overview > https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/, Fire 13-4 Mandatory Evacuation Order Updates, Entire area Zone 1D (1D1, 1D2, 1D3, 1D4, 1D5), East of the Sonoma Coast from Fort Ross Rd.to the Russian River. The order is available online at https://socoemergency.org. Theres going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely. A survey of residents who participated in the evacuation exercise will conducted and help the exercise coordinators learn what worked and identify areas for improvement for future exercises. Not everyone will want to be interviewer or be on camera as they evaluate their losses and consider their next steps. Read health safety tips here: https://socoemergency.org/recover/returning-to-your-home. "Winds are still blowing fairly hard," said Courtney Arthur, Rio Grande County public information officer. Over 14,000 firefighters continue to battle more than two dozen major fires and lightning complexes across California. Fire officials have ordered evacuations for many communities south of the Russian River area, but so far downtown Healdsburg east of Highway 101 remains under an evacuation warning, as do parts of Windsor to the south. The Red Cross is supporting an #EvacuationCenter for the residents affected by the fire in #MonteVista. HEALDSBURG Stores were open, if emptier than usual, in downtown Healdsburg on Saturday a normal day if not for the evacuation warnings and the smoke and falling ash heralding the approach of a massive wildfire threatening 30,500 homes and businesses in Sonoma, Napa, Solano counties and beyond. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), SANTA ROSA, CA - AUGUST 23: A fire evacuee walks past camping beds at an evacuation center at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. If you do stop, please make sure to adhere to COVID-19 social distancing protocols. You can call 2-1-1 or visit socoalerts.org if you have any questions. The fire is currently 3,000 acres and 0% contained. Hennessey Fire (Merged Fires - Gamble, Green, Aetna, Markley, Spanish, Morgan, Round): Hennessey Ridge Road in Napa County, Califonia. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. Evac Order downgraded to Warning West Dry Creek Road between Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road and Chimese Road. Portions of 1D4 and 1D5 (Town of Guerneville) downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning. The Sonoma County Sheriffs Office is downgrading Evacuation Orders to Evacuation Warnings for areas affected by the Walbridge Fire. She previously covered startups and venture capital for the Bay Area News Group and prior to that court cases for The Recorder in San Francisco. The fire is current 194,942 acres and 7% contained. PLS SHARE - EVACUATION ORDER - CoveloAreas of Short Creek, Hill Road and Capistran Ranch are now under an EVACUATION ORDER due to active fire. South of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road. View of a fire burning near Monte Rio in Sonoma County, March 1, 2022. Mandatory Evacuation Order for Zone 2E4 and Warning for Zone 1D5. Residents who live in these communities are encouraged to register for the exercise at SoCoTest.org and to receive the alert at the start of the exercise. Mandatory Evacuation Order has been expanded to include all residents in the follow area(s): 2A3 This is a very rural area with no clear defining boundaries. As of Saturday night, the fire was 15 percent contained, burning through 325,000 acres, claiming four lives and destroying 845 buildings. But that was after an initial evacuation of 205 homes in the hills east of the valley. They include areas east of Sewell Road and King Ridge Road; north of Old Cazadero Road and Austin Creek; west of East Austin Creek and Wal Bridge Ridge; and south of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road. As many as 15,700 Sonoma County residents are impacted by evacuation orders and warnings throughout the county, officials said. The coronavirus pandemic adds another layer of worry. She previously covered startups and venture capital for the Bay Area News Group and prior to that court cases for The Recorder in San Francisco. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. NOTE: Residents living on Sweetwater Springs Road will have to report to the traffic control point at Armstrong Woods Road to make access. For more information about the status of the fires, including the incident map, go to fire.ca.gov/incidents. We came to get ice cream and kind of do our normal weekend thing in all this chaos.. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of the order. Evacuation exercises are a critical component to preparing for any disaster, especially communities throughout the county, similar to these, with limited road access said District 4 Supervisor James Gore, Chair of the Board of Supervisors. She graduated from American University with a BA degree in literature with a minor in journalism. The western boundary stretches along the ridgeline from the intersection of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road at Old Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road to the intersection of Rockpile Road at Cooley Ranch Road, all the way to the Mendocino County line. and Wright Hill Rd. the Monte Rio School District and the Guerneville School . Shortly after 7 p.m., the San Luis Valley Emergency team said progression on the fire stopped, and the evacuation zone was reduced to fewer than 30 homes. You just got to keep living life: In Sonoma, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Los Gatos: Hundreds still without power as Black Road repair project finishes early, You just got to keep living life: In Sonoma County, taking out the trash, getting ice cream and waiting for disaster. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is seeking a presidential disaster declaration due to the wildfires burning in New Mexico. It issued issued Spare the Air Alerts for Tuesday and Wednesday, banning the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors. Everything was booked or on fire, Hall said. Prior to joining the organization, he was an investigative reporter at The Virginian-Pilot, where he covered state government, the military and criminal justice. If you need help evacuating livestock, call 707-234-7193 (NorCal Livestock Evac). Mandatory evacuations were ordered for all homes north of Highway 285 between Jefferson Street and North Henderson Road just after 2 p.m. Rio County tweeted an update to the evacuation order at 4:35 p.m. "If your house is east of Truman you are clear to enter your home.". 11-16 fire: 25 acres north of Jenner. Heres where each stood at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday: 13-4 fire: 500 acres west of Healdsburg. 116 (Pocket Canyon), West of Dutcher Creek Rd and the Dry Creek the actual creek, East of the Russian River to the Windsor Town limits. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. Evacuate immediately if you're in the area. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to hazards created by the fire. Californias main electric grid operator urged Californians to continue conserving energy after staving off rolling blackouts Monday and so far Tuesday afternoon during the ongoing heatwave. March 17, 2020. Prepare to take care of family and pets, by having an emergency kit ready and talk to your neighbors so you have a plan to help and alert one another if needed.. Customers serviced by the Guerneville, Cazadero, Duncans Mills, Monte Rio, Jenner and Villa Grande offices can pick up mail at the North Bay Processing Facility, 1150 N. McDowell Blvd. This means you can now return home at your own risk. We dont have anything definitive right now.. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters, SANTA ROSA, CA - AUGUST 23: Guerneville evacuee Rhonda Hall, center, comforts her daughter, Victoria Johnston, 15, as she talks about her gecko she left behind in Guerneville as Dr. Mark LaGrave, of Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, looks on outside at the evacuation center at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. Residents west of Meyers Grade Road south of Fort Ross and north of Jenner are under formal orders to evacuate due to the threat of a wildfire that started Monday. The county has set up a Re-entry Point at 17499 Bodega Highway, Bodega Bay. A reminder to drive slowly and yield to emergency personnel in the area. from Martinelli Rd. ___________________________________________________________________________. The Sorensons own their cleaning services company, "if we allow our town to get trash, then we have a trashy town," He said as they try to prevent the trash going into the river. The affected area covers about 20 square miles of back country located north of the Austin Creek recreational area, east of The Cedars Gateway Ecological Preserve off King Ridge Road, south of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Spring Road and west of the end of Mill Creek Road. (PG&E/Screenshot), We've moved our commenting system to Disqus, a widely used community engagement tool that you may already be using on other websites. PGE&E is working around the clock to restore services to all its unaffected customers. Leonardo Castaeda is a reporter covering demographics and the income divide as part of The Mercury News Living in the Bay Area team. CLICK HERE if youre having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Extreme fire behavior with short and long range spotting are continuing to challenge firefighting efforts. Use caution when returning to the area as conditions to the roadway may have changed due to the fire. It was determined the fire started behind Absolute Shine in Monte Vista and was carried east along the main irrigation canal. monte rio fire evacuation. The fires broke out at 6:40 a.m. Monday during a lightning storm that swept through the North Bay. If at any time you feel unsafe, please call 9-1-1. All evacuations canceled. in Petaluma . Extreme fire behavior with short and long range spotting are continuing to challenge firefighting efforts. All Rights Reserved. MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IMPACTS: Communities North of the Russian River including Cazadero, Jenner, Duncans Mills, Monte Rio, Guerneville, Hacienda. dead ends, extending west to the Russian River. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Power poles, trees, and other structures may have been damaged. News of the North Bays content is free and open to everyone. Santa Rosa, CA | Media is allowed in disaster areas per State law. This is a summary of all incidents, including those managed by CAL FIRE and other partner agencies. The LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring regions of Solano and Napa counties. If you come across any downed power lines treat them as live and contact PG&E. It could get worse. Residents living on this section of the Sweetwater Springs Road will not be able to go home until it is safe. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. The California Independent Systems Operator, a nonprofit that oversees the broader electric grid and monitors energy demand and supply statewide, said mid-afternoon it was seeing consumer conservation make a dent but that power outages are still likely for energy shortfalls.. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. nixle.us/C5AWS Reply with a friend's # to forward. But money is drying up, and Hall is missing paychecks the pizza place where she works also is inside the evacuation zone. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. If you come across any downed power lines, treat them as live and call 911 and then PG&E. The family lives in Middletown, in Lake County, which is under threat from the Hennessey Fire. Crews are working on hotspots. Weather conditions overnight were more favorable, yet there were nearly 300 lightning strikes across California. A separate, planned outage is affecting about 134 Guerneville customers, she said. The Hennessey fire, near Hennessey Ridge Road, had burned 2,700 acres. started Thursday afternoon and triggered evacuation orders for 40,000 people. April 20, 2022 / 9:59 PM NOTE: River Road and Hwy 116 will remain closed from the Hacienda Bridge to Old Cazadero Road. These areas are still at risk from the Walbridge Fire. 0% contained. I just want this nightmare to be over, Hall said. The Sorensons own their cleaning business, "if we allow our town to get trash, then we have a trashy town, He said as they try to prevent the trash going into the river. The Sonoma County Gazette is published Monthly by Sonoma Media Investments Also participating in the planning is Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, local fire councils, City of Sonoma, City of Cazadero, Halter Project, Sonoma Valley Fire, Cazadero Fire Department, Fort Ross Volunteer Fire Department, Monte Rio Fire Protection District, California Highway Patrol, and the American Red Cross. CAL FIRE Resources > https://www.fire.ca.gov/resources/, Tuesday August 18th, 2020 :: 03:12 p.m. PDT. So the family drove all the way to Reno, Nevada before securing another room. The grants will assist local, state and tribal agencies responding to the fires to apply for 75% reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs. The Sonoma County Sheriffs Office has placed the wide area between the Sonoma Coast, the Russian River and Sweetwater Springs and Fort Ross roads under mandatory evacuation orders, affecting thousands of residents. An important function of CAL FIRE's web site is to provide additional resources to Californians. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to health hazards created by the fire. Residents of Drake Road and Odd Fellows Park should use Eastbound Hwy 116 to evacuate, Residents of Summer Home Park should take Forest Hills Road to Eastbound River Road to Evacuate. She graduated from American University with a BA degree in literature with a minor in journalism. With the added risk of COVID-19 on respiratory health, its crucial that we all do our part to reduce air pollution and take precautions to reduce exposure.. 116 East of Martinelli Rd. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. Hennessey fire: 10,000 acres near Hennessey Ridge Road. A little after noon Tuesday, Napa County announced an additional order 390 homes in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood. If your property is in the burn area, youll receive personal protective equipment thats required to enter the burn area. Use extreme caution when around the burned areas that may be present. If you need help evacuating animals, call 707-861-0699 (Sonoma CART). Contact Halsey Brochu via: text: (707) 303-0003 landline: (707) 788-6042 or e-mail July 4th A Message from Steve Baxman Click HERE for a message from our Fire Chief, courtesy of KRCB Radio and Rhian Miller. The fire is currently 500 acres and 0% contained. NOTE: Residents returning to Guerneville will have to utilize Hwy 116/Pocket Canyon, Bohemian Highway or Highway 1. old fashion trends that died / luxor hotel gender reveal cost / luxor hotel gender reveal cost What can you do? Menegon asked.
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