North of Coleman Valley Rd. You can call 2-1-1 or visit socoemergency.org if you have any questions. You can also view an interactive evacuation map here. Its also hard not to think about what was left behind: When Hall and her kids evacuated, they took their two dogs and two cats but werent able to take their beloved crested gecko, Rocket. Please be advised that areas nearest the fire may have had PG&E services temporarily disrupted while the fire was being fought. The Sonoma County Sheriffs Office is lifting the evacuation orders and warnings in the following areas: Zone WI-A (Town of Windsor) all orders lifted, Open Zone 1 map to determine your exact area, Map Grid 1D1 downgraded to Evacuation Warning, Map Grid 1D2 downgraded to Evacuation Warning. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 22: Grapes that survived the fire are seen in a vineyard off Chemise Road in Healdsburg, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fire still burning regions of Napa and Sonoma County on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. Not everyone will want to be interviewer or be on camera as they evaluate their losses and consider their next steps. The public is reminded to stay vigilant on current fire conditions. COUNTY OF SONOMA FIRE INCIDENT MAP /NATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ALERTS/CAL FIRE, A portion of zone 1B3 is downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning. West of Trenton Healdsburg Rd. As many as 15,700 Sonoma County residents are impacted by evacuation orders and warnings throughout the county, officials said. With extreme fire danger expected this weekend, it is critical that all Californians take steps to prevent sparking a wildfire. Future orders will reference these maps as well. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), SANTA ROSA, CA - AUGUST 23: Guerneville evacuee Victoria Johnston, 15, gets watery eyes as she talks about the gecko she left behind in Guerneville as she waits with her mother Rhonda Hall outside an evacuation center at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. Sonoma County emergency management personnel are preparing an evacuation order for an area near a wildfire north of Jenner, between Meyers Grade and Highway 1, Emergency Management Director Chris Godley said. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. Gamble fire: 10,000 acres near Berryessa Knoxville Road west of Brooks. 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For a full description, times, and a list of organizations at these locations click here. The Hennessey fire had burned 2,700 acres of vegetation in Napa County and it remains out of control as of Tuesday morning. Evacue inmediatamente si se encuentra en la zona. He graduated from San Diego State University with degrees in journalism and economics, and previously reported in Americas Finest City. Despite the looming catastrophic threat, Keary and Sally Sorensen were focused on a more manageable nuisance littering. (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. 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. LNU Lighting Complex Fire, Napa County (more info), Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties, *Hennessey (merged fires) 293,602 acres, 26% contained, _________________________________________________________. We dont have anything definitive right now.. 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. (Cal Fire) According to Cal Fire, no structures were threatened and no evacuations were ordered. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. A Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service is still in effect for the threat of lightning with little precipitation and gusty erratic outflow winds until 5pm in most of northern California. The family came to visit the town of some 12,000 residents just as the 50,069-acre Walbridge fire, part of the LNU Complex, became the top priority for firefighters anticipating southwesterly winds in the area. If you do stop, please make sure to adhere to COVID-19 social distancing protocols. The evacuation zone has been reduced to less than 30 homes. The Sorensons own their cleaning services company, "if we allow our town to get trash, then we have a trashy town," Her husband said as they try to prevent the trash going into the river. Leonardo Castaeda is a reporter covering demographics and the income divide as part of The Mercury News Living in the Bay Area team. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. On Twitter @loriacarter. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), SANTA ROSA, CA - AUGUST 23: Paul Dunaway, Director of Sonoma County Human Services' Adult and Aging Division, shows the 6-feet social distance required between camping beds at an evacuation center at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. Evacuation Warning: Potential threat to life and/or property. Theres going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. The council was set to discuss a new wildfire protection plan among other matters and is now scheduled to have that conversation next Tuesday. Evacuate immediately if you're in the area. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) responds to all types of emergencies. On Twitter @MaryCallahanB. Firefighters continue to monitor for additional lightning strike wildfires and the potential for additional lightning today. For a brief moment, it looked like she and her family might get spots in the Sonoma State University dorms, which have been reserved for medically vulnerable evacuees. As of Saturday night, the fire was 15 percent contained, burning through 325,000 acres, claiming four lives and destroying 845 buildings. Another 205 structures are threatened. All you can go back to is: Is everything going to be OK? He also speaks Spanish, holds strong opinions about burritos and can be reached at 408-920-5012. 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. No off-topic remarks. So the family drove all the way to Reno, Nevada before securing another room. The following areas are downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning: A portion of zone 2E3 will be downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning, A portion of zone 2E4 will be downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning, NOTE: Sweetwater Springs Road will remain closed to all traffic from Westside Road, A portion of zone 1D5 will be downgraded from an Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning. At the evacuation meeting locations, there will be a resource fair with emergency partners providing information to prepare homes, families, and pets in the event of a real emergency. Janet Upton, the Napa County public information officer, said only two people spent the night at Crosswalk Community Church in the city of Napa, the countys sole designated evacuation center as of now. This means you can now return home at your own risk. That doesnt make the incident any less dynamic. Rhonda Hall fled her Guerneville apartment Tuesday with her teenage daughter, adult son and pets. Bryan Menegon and his wife, Stephanie Quirk, were spending a relaxing day in Healdsburg Plaza with their daughters, even though their home is under an evacuation order and ash has been raining from the sky all day. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". 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 area(s) mentioned above are under an evacuation warning and are referenced in grids 1E1, 1E3, 4B1, and 2K2 of the attached map(s). August 18, 2020 3:14 PM -- Nixle alert: SONOMA CO SHERIFF Alert: Evacuate Immediately if you're in the area. We came to get ice cream and kind of do our normal weekend thing in all this chaos.. You can also call 1(800)743-5000. __________________________________________________________________________________. 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. More details will be forthcoming. View of a fire burning near Monte Rio in Sonoma County, March 1, 2022. NOTE: Wallace Creek Road and Mill Creek Road, west of Wallace Creek Road (including Palmer Creek Road), will remain closed due to hazardous tree removal, powerline repair, roadway repair, and other hazards being mitigated in the area. monte rio fire evacuation. These areas under various evacuations orders are referenced in grids 4B1 and 2A3 of the attached maps. NOTES: Fire personnel are still active in the area. 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 15-10 fire, located near Berryessa Knoxville Road and Putah Creek Bridge, had burned 4,500 acres. Sonoma County Fire Evacuation Map: https://sonomacounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=69a0e54e9e2b48c086d122027b21c961, Wednesday August 19th, 2020 :: 10:09 p.m. PDT. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. If you are in the area please evacuate now! Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve Baxman said the worst of the storm passed by early Wednesday morning, leaving the fire department to do a few evacuations and wait for the floodwater to recede. Were looking to it was in fact the technology, the application of the technology, or if it was operator error, he said. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. Crews are working on hotspots. The lightning-caused fire had burned about 75 acres in rugged hills north of the Austin Creek State Recreation Area, though little information was immediately available. 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. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. Rescue workers evacuate residents on a truck as they drive through a flooded neighborhood in Forestville, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office issued a mandatory. Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County about 218 miles southwest of Denver. If your residence is located within this map's blue-shaded area, you're asked. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". By day's end Wednesday, the fire destroyed 105 homes and damaged 70 other buildings, nearly tripling in size to 124,000 acres across Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo and Solano counties. El rea que debe evacuarse de inmediato es al sur de Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road, al norte de Austin Creek, al oeste de la interseccin de Mill Creek Road en Puccioni Road y al este de Cedars. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to hazards created by the fire. The biggest fires are: Hennessey Fire (merged with Gamble, Green, Aetna, Markley, Morgan, Spanish and Round): Napa County, 192,000 acres, Walbridge Fire (merged with Stewarts): Sonoma County, west of Healdsburg, 20,000 acres, Meyers Fire: Sonoma County, north of Jenner, 3,000 acres. In Lake County Saturday afternoon, the sheriffs department ordered evacuations of residents living near Hidden Valley Lake and Jerusalem Valley. Several law enforcement and fire agencies are assisting in the firefight, including Monte Vista Fire, Del Norte Fire, Alamosa Police are on scene. MORE INFO HERE: https://socoemergency.org/recover/walbridge-meyers-fire-recovery/local-assistance-center/. If you're a registered Disqus user, your account will work on the Gazette as well. If you need help evacuating livestock, call 707-234-7193. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to health hazards created by the fire. This means you can now return home at your own risk. 8 :40 PM: New Sonoma County evacuation orders on wildfire's northern and western fronts Authorities have expanded the mandatory evacuation orders in place due to the 13-4 wildfire burning in a. New Evacuation Orders, Temp Evacuation Sites. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. Both evacuation exercises are planned by the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, Sheriffs Office, County Administrators Office, Transportation & Public Works, Regional Parks, and the Human Services Department. Go to socoemergency.org or call 2-1-1 if you have any questions. You will need to show proof of residency to make entry. The area that needs to evacuate immediately is South of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road, North of Austin Creek, West of the intersection of Mill Creek Road at Puccioni Road and East of the Cedars. You can also call 1(800)743-5000. Also, take a look at the interactive evacuation map and search by address to see the status of your zone. Halls low-income apartment building near the center of Guerneville remained under a mandatory evacuation order, though as of Sunday afternoon, the fire had not entered the town. It means two things, Godley said. Guerneville is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo counties. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. River Road remains closed from Hacienda Bridge to the intersection of Foothill Boulevard at River Road, NOTE: The community of Rio Nido remains under an Evacuation Order, NOTE: Old Cazadero Road north of Old Cazadero Road at Chimney Rock Road remains under Evacuation Order, NOTE: Pool Ridge Road remains under Evacuation Order. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". He's won national awards for his investigations and feature stories. (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. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. Hi-lo sirens will also be audible throughout the exercise areas to alert residents to evacuate at that time. For Johnston, Hall and the rest of the family, the nightmare started with the terrifying evacuation order Tuesday evening. As a reader, your generous support through Paypal or Patreon helps to insure that we can continue to provide original, insightful and independent live and video news reporting for Sonoma County and the North Bay. See map below. These areas under various evacuations orders are referenced in grid 2K1 of the attached map. Guerneville, Jenner, Monte Rio and other areas north of the Russian River now are included in evacuation orders due to the 13-4 fire thats burning in northwest Sonoma County. dead ends, extending west to the Russian River. Hennessey fire: 10,000 acres near Hennessey Ridge Road. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Keary Sorenson and his wife Sally Sorenson, of Monte Rio, is seen in truck hauling trash in Guerneville, Calif., which is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring regions ofSolano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. Evacuation warnings had been issued for areas around Highway 128 at Silverado Trail to Chiles Pope Valley Road, Highway 128 at Lower Chiles Valley Road to Turtle Rock. and no traffic on E/B Fort Ross Rd, Myers Grade Road at Fort Ross Road- No traffic on S/B Meyers Grade Rd, Hwy 116 at Hwy 1 (Move Hwy 1 at Myers Grade), King Ridge Rd @ Sewell Rd (private Rd with gates), Skaggs Spings Rd at Sewell Rd (Anvil Ranch), Tuesday August 18th, 2020 :: 09:04 - 09:45p.m. Media is allowed in disaster areas per State law. So were not going anywhere.. Also, more Napa County residents have been ordered to join thousands of their neighbors and evacuate due to multiple lightning-caused fires burning across that county. NOTE: Wallace Creek Road and Mill Creek Road, west of Wallace Creek Road (including Palmer Creek Road), will remain closed. Were based here in Sonoma County. monte rio fire evacuation. None of the fires had any containment. For more information about the status of the fires, including the incident map, go to fire.ca.gov/incidents. Read health safety tips here: https://socoemergency.org/return-safely/. Sonoma County officials are attempting to address that issue by screening evacuees for virus symptoms and taking temperatures at the door of the county fairgrounds shelter. The agency encouraged residents to stay inside with windows and doors closed, if possible, until smoke levels subside. There may be smoke in the respective areas as firefighters continue firefighting operations. 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. Mandatory Evacuation Order has been expanded to include all residents in the follow area: East of Sewell Road and King Ridge Road. If your property is in the burn area, youll receive personal protective equipment thats required to enter the burn area. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: A "Thank you police officers" sign sits in a corner after Sally Sorenson and her husband Keary Sorenson, of Monte Rio, brought it thee in downtown Guerneville, Calif., which is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic adds another layer of worry. No one living east of 17990 Sweetwater Spring Road will be able to make access at this time, likewise, no one living north of 16881 Armstrong Woods Road will be able to make access at this time. 0% contained. The couple lives in Monte Rio, where Keary moved from Santa Cruz after losing everything in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. 116, North of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road to the eastern edge of Lake Sonoma. MONTE RIO, Calif. - Cal Fire has stopped forward progress of a vegetation fire above Monte Rio Tuesday evening, officials said. AREAS IN WARNING are yellow. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. In Nevada County, the Jones Fire has burned 550 acres and is causing several evacuations and school closures in the areas west of Nevada City. 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." The fire charred around 17 acres. You may also visit https://arcg.is/0buuL1, type in your address and see what the status is of your zone. Mandatory Evacuation Order for Zone 2E4 and Warning for Zone 1D5. Do not wait to start gathering your things and be ready to leave. The following areas were downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning: A portion of zones 1D5 downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning, Westside Road south of Sweetwater Springs Road, NOTE: McPeak Road north of Wasson Road remain evacuation order, NOTE: Mount Jackson resort Road to remain under evacuation order, A portion of zones 1B3 downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning, North and East of Lion Head Ranch Road at King Ridge Road, South West of 14900 Stewart Point Skaggs Springs Road, NOTE: Remainder of the zone still under Evacuation Order, NOTE: Lion Head Ranch Road under Evacuation order. We have been preparing for some time what we call an incident within an incident, Upton said, referring to outbreak of fires during the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to joining the organization, he was an investigative reporter at The Virginian-Pilot, where he covered state government, the military and criminal justice. Visit www.SoCoEmergency.org/Official-Information to view a list of local sources of official information. It is recommended you stay home for the day once you arrive. Law enforcement is asking that the public avoid the area. A portion of zone 1D5 downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning, Westside Road south of Sweetwater Springs RoadNorth of the Russian RiverWest of the Hacienda Bridge to Korbel, NOTE: McPeak Road north of Wasson Road remains under evacuation order, NOTE: Mount Jackson Resort Road to remains under evacuation order, A portion of zone 1B3 downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning, North and East of Lions Head Ranch Road at King Ridge Road, South and West of 14900 Stewart Point Skaggs Springs Road, NOTE: Remainder of the zone still under evacuation order, NOTE: Lions Head Ranch Road under evacuation order, Map Grid 2A2 Evacuation Warning 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, __________________________________________________________________. If you need help evacuating animals, call 707-861-0699 (Sonoma CART). Those precautions werent enough to convince Hall to stay both she and her daughter have asthma and could develop severe symptoms if they catch COVID-19. Theres going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely. Extreme fire behavior with short and long range spotting are continuing to challenge firefighting efforts. and the Russian River, West of the Windsor City Limits and Windsor Road. 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. Mandatory EVACUATION ORDER for residents in the following areas: If you are in Zone 2E4 EVACUATE now. This map shows where the 13-4 fire in west Sonoma County began. ' Hall said. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. The two run a cleaning business called Everclean North, and on Saturday were emptying public trash cans in an otherwise mostly empty downtown. According to the Alamosa News, more than 10 homes were damaged or destroyed in the fire. Santa Rosa Fairgrounds "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". Also, take a look at the interactive evacuation map at https://arcg.is/0buuL1 and search by address to see the status of your zone. Wednesday August 19th, 2020 :: 09:37 p.m. PDT, Vegetation Fire - 4600 block of Bennett Valley Road Evacuations in Place. She started her journalism career reporting on crime and breaking news for The News-Press in Southwest Florida. If we allow our town to get trashed, then we have a trashy town, said Keary Sorenson, who was wearing a tie-dye face mask. MONTE VISTA, Colo. (CBS4) - Homes and businesses in Monte Vista were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon due to a large fire that damaged or destroyed several structures. Fire officials have stopped fire progression and continue to mitigate the area. If you need help evacuating animals, call 707-861-0699 (Sonoma CART). Screen Shot of INTERACTIVE MAP -click on link above image, Download the pdf above the image, for a full view. NOTE: Fall Creek Road is downgraded to an evacuation warning. This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone. All other areas under evacuation order are still closed. The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with community preparedness groups, will be holding two evacuation exercises in the coming weeks. Future orders will reference these maps as well. Published by on June 29, 2022. Everybody on my block is upset, said Linda McDowell, 71, who started packing her car for what would have been her third evacuation in three years before someone figure out that Austin Creek was nowhere near Windsor and she and her husband didnt need to worry.