She has no idea how many more days her family will have to sit in a motel room, watching TV and trying not to think about the fire. 2023 News of the North Bay. 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. Emergency Housing is at Church of the Nazarene at 228 Madison Street. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens if fire conditions change. Finding a new place to stay wasnt easy. Download the pdf above the image, for a full view. In an unusual step, the Santa Rosa City Council postponed its Tuesday afternoon meeting in the stated interest of saving power. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 22: A truck is parked in a vineyard in Healdsburg, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fire still burning regions of Napa and Sonoma County on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. If you are in the area please evacuate now! Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County about 218 miles southwest of Denver. 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. 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.. Register to participate in these drills and learn more about evacuation exercises at www.SoCoTest.org. If you need help evacuating animals, call 707-861-0699 (Sonoma CART). Use extreme caution when around the burned areas that may be present. (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. Gov. Emergency officials have issued an evacuation warning for a rural area of west Sonoma County in the hills between Healdsburg and Stewarts Points, due to a wildfire thats been burning since Monday. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for neighborhoods with a high risk of flooding during Wednesday's storm. There may be smoke in the respective areas as firefighters continue firefighting operations. Were looking to it was in fact the technology, the application of the technology, or if it was operator error, he said. Leonardo Castaeda is a reporter covering demographics and the income divide as part of The Mercury News Living in the Bay Area team. So the family and their animals got back in the car, headed to a Motel 6 in Santa Rosa where they would spend more of their dwindling savings. We are making good progress at this time. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 23: CalFire and other fire department firefighters monitor the Walbridge Fire on the ridges near Chemise Road in Healdsburg, Calif., as LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Napa and Solano counties on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. Together, the fires have burned more than 12,200 acres, causing evacuations and threatening homes on the eastern edge of the Napa Valley. These areas are referenced in grids 2E1, 2E2, 2E3 and 2E4 of the attached map. Categories . It could get worse. Tens of thousands more people throughout the state are under evacuation orders spurred by hundreds of lightning-sparked fires. You can reach Staff Writer Lori A. Carter at 707-521-5470 or lori.carter@pressdemocrat.com. monte rio fire evacuation. Fire officials have stopped fire progression and continue to mitigate the area. We will remove any comments or commenters that do not follow this commenting policy. Tuesday August 25th, 2020 :: 12:13 p.m. PDT. DOWNLOAD MAP GRID TO FIND YOUR AREA in zone 2: This means you can now return home at your own risk. Hennessey fire: 10,000 acres near Hennessey Ridge Road. We're letting some people back into their homes," said Arthur. But for some residents in the North Bay towns on the path of their third major wildfire since 2017, all they wanted Saturday was some sense of normalcy. Stella was born two days later. If you are in Zone 1D5 be prepared to evacuate. The Red Cross is supporting an #EvacuationCenter for the residents affected by the fire in #MonteVista. PGE&E is working around the clock to restore services to all its unaffected costumers. MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER (FORT ROSS FIRE)For the following area:-West of Meyers Grade Rd to the coast -South of Fort Ross Rd -North of the intersection of Meyers Grade Rd at HWY 1 If you are in this area, grab your bag and evacuate now.https://t.co/RwXP4yYAkH pic.twitter.com/uDOWiMQ2r5. nixle.us/C5AWS Reply with a friend's # to forward. NNB provides the most complete weather, climate and environmental coverage for the North Bay, and is the premier trusted source for local live and on-scene video reporting during critically important events across Sonoma County and the North Bay region. 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. and the Town of Windsor of the maps. To learn more ways to prevent sparking a wildfire visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org. If you have questions about your gas or power check the PG&E website for information. Use caution when returning to the area as conditions to the roadway may have changed due the fire. Theres no one home to feed him crickets and mist him with water, and she worries what will become of him. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". North of Coleman Valley Rd. If you feel you are in danger, please evacuate now. SOME EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED - Napa County 08/21/20 9:30 AM. If you come across any downed power lines treat them as live and call 911 and then PG&E. In Sonoma County, the Walbridge Fire has since merged with Stewarts, for a total of 20,000 acres burned as of Thursday night. (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. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to health hazards created by the fire. View the interactive evacuation map and search by address at https://arcg.is/0buuL1. NOTE: Fall Creek Road is downgraded to an evacuation warning. May 22 at 9 a.m. - Diamond A and Grove Street neighborhoodsof Sonoma (evacuation zone 6D1), Sonoma Valley High School 20000 Broadway in Sonoma, June 18 at 9 a.m. - Cazadero to include those on Cazadero Highway and Austin Creek Road from Highway 116 to Cazaderoproper, including the Bei Road area, and those along Fort Ross Road and King Ridge Road, Monte Rio Community Center 20488 Highway 116 in Monte Rio. If you have questions please reach out. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens. Healdsburg and Guerneville, in Sonoma County, are on the path of the LNU Complex Fire, the most destructive of the three major complex fires that have ravaged Northern California since Sunday. The threat of dry thunderstorms will decrease in the central valley this morning, but remain possible in portions of the foothills and mountains through the evening. For more information about the status of the fires, including the incident map, go to fire.ca.gov/incidents. The LNU Lightning Complex fires all still remain at zero containment. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. She graduated from American University with a BA degree in literature with a minor in journalism. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of the order. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". The evacuation orders combined cover about 5,700 people in 1,900 homes, according to a Napa County spokesperson. The fire is currently 2,360 acres and 99% contained. 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. Use caution when returning to the area as conditions to the roadway may have changed due the fire and power poles, trees, and other structures may have been damaged. According to the model, the river's water level at Guerneville is expected to reach 32 feet by Monday at 8 p.m. and peak around 38 feet Tuesday evening. Though the Walbridge Fire reportedly has made it into the north edge of Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, the old-growth trees in the main area of the park were undamaged Saturday. SANTA ROSA As apocalyptic fires burn on in Northern California, many families that evacuated at the beginning of the week still have no idea when theyll be able to return home or if theyll even have a home to return to when the blaze is finally contained. 0% contained. _____________________________________________________________________________, Evacuation order downgraded to warning in Rio Nido and Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Rd areas, Zone 2A3 is downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning. Three fires burning on the eastern rim of the Napa Valley have now consumed more than 12,200 acres and were burning out of control Tuesday, Cal Fire reported. Cal Fire has dubbed five fires in Napa County and two in Sonoma County as the LNU Lightning Complex, a nod to their likely origins during a rare summer lightning storm that swept through the region on Sunday and Monday. If your residence is located within this map's blue-shaded area, you're asked. If you are in the area consider leaving now, ________________________________________________________________, Tuesday August 18th, 2020 :: 08:05 p.m. PDT. In Lake County Saturday afternoon, the sheriffs department ordered evacuations of residents living near Hidden Valley Lake and Jerusalem Valley. Flames destroyed one structure and two buildings. NOTE: Residents returning to Guerneville will have to utilize Hwy 116/Pocket Canyon, Bohemian Highway or Highway 1. A little after noon Tuesday, Napa County announced an additional order 390 homes in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood. North of where Windsor River Rd. Please reduce speeds and drive with caution. We will send an alert for other areas as they are cleared to be re-opened. For the most recent updates on mandatory evacuations and evacuation warnings, as of 7:30 p.m., the latest updates can be found here and is continued here, via the Cal Fire LNU Twitter page. If you're in the area, you must leave now. Evacuation order updates for Hacienda and King Ridge Road areas related to the Walbridge Fire. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of the order. April 20, 2022 / 9:59 PM All other areas under evacuation order are still closed. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Keary Sorenson, left, and his wife Sally Sorenson, of Monte Rio, pose for photo in 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. AREAS IN WARNING are yellow. 2022 County of Sonoma. Authorities say an emergency fund is also in the works for those who sustained damage or lost their properties. 11-16 Fire: North of Jenner. Residents in outlying areas have been warned to prepare to evacuate. Visit www.SoCoEmergency.org/Official-Information to view a list of local sources of official information. _____________________________________________________________________. 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. Be prepared to leave, but if you feel like you would be challenged in evacuating, like you need assistance or you need additional time, now is the time to leave.. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. This also includes Pope Canyon Road from Berryessa Knoxville Road to Pope Valley Road, Hardin Road, and the Shadhiliyya Sufi Center, as well as the area from the intersection of Pope Canyon and Snell Valley roads to the Berryessa Estates subdivision, Cal Fire said. 0% contained. 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. Both centers are open from 10am to 7pm through Friday September 4, 2020. Residents are encouraged to participate in these exercises to practice for real emergency scenarios, they could just be life saving said District 1 Supervisor Susan Gorin, Board of Supervisors. PLS SHARE - EVACUATION ORDER - CoveloAreas of Short Creek, Hill Road and Capistran Ranch are now under an EVACUATION ORDER due to active fire. The LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring regions of Solano and Napa counties. 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. Godley said evacuation warning issued through the Wireless Emergency Alert system, or WEA, should have been targeted. and Harrison Grade Rd. 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. Law enforcement is asking that the public avoid the area. and Wright Hill Rd. 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, _______________________________________________________________. Cal Fire and Sonoma County emergency officials already have issued evacuation orders in the area of the larger, 13-4 fire in the hills west of Healdsburg, which was 100 acres and growing late Tuesday morning, authorities said. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21:Part of the Milky Way is seen in the night sky as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning vegetation in the ridges near Chemise Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. Theres going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely. 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. (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. An outage in Santa Rosa affecting about 349 customers is under investigation and is not the result of a rolling blackout, Contreras said. North of where Windsor River Rd. Use caution when returning to the area as conditions to the roadway may have changed due to the fire. Among those receiving them were neighbors on Anna Drive in Windsor, where residents are still traumatized by an extremely close call with the Kincade fire last year and, before that, the Shiloh Ranch fire, part of the October 2017 firestorm that devastated Sonoma County. Fires continue to make runs in multiple directions and impacting multiple communities. 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. If you feel you are in danger please evacuate now. The online map has been updated. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. Future orders will reference this map as well. started Thursday afternoon and triggered evacuation orders for 40,000 people. Residents living east of Covelo are being told to evacuate due to an uncontained wildfire thats burned about 40 acres and already has destroyed one structure, Cal Fire said. Meyers Fire: North of Jenner. 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. The public is reminded to stay vigilant on current fire conditions. Mandatory EVACUATION ORDER for residents in the following areas: If you are in Zone 2E4 EVACUATE now. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group). 0% contained. "No, there's hundreds of people there, actually." The LNU Lightning Complex has burned at least 219,067 acres and . Future orders will reference these maps as well. 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Evacue inmediatamente si se encuentra en la zona. He's won national awards for his investigations and feature stories. Were just over panicking, 42-year-old Quirk said. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Firefighters from different cities ride along downtown Guerneville, Calif., during a mandatory evacuation as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. PGE&E is working around the clock to restore services to all its unaffected customers. Future orders will reference these maps as well. 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. Firefighters continue to monitor for additional lightning strike wildfires and the potential for additional lightning today. So the family drove all the way to Reno, Nevada before securing another room. The Austin Creek subdivision in Santa Rosa is not threated by the fire nor subject to the evacuation warning, the Santa Rosa Fire Department said. Sonoma County emergency officials have not yet issued the order, but are preparing to, a spokesman confirmed. Map Grid WI-A (Town of Windsor) all orders lifted, North of Windsor River Road to the northern town limit, West of Hwy 101 to the western town limit. Theres going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely. camp green lake rules; Tags . 11-16 fire: 25 acres north of Jenner. 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. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is downgrading an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning for the Walbridge Fire area. The fire is current 194,942 acres and 7% contained. Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve . View the interactive evacuation map and search by address at https://arcg.is/0buuL1. You may also visit https://arcg.is/0buuL1, type in your address and see what the status is of your zone. I just want this nightmare to be over, Hall said. Updated: 10 months ago / Posted Apr 21, 2022. 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. Published by on June 29, 2022. Jackson Resort Road and McPeak Road north of Wasson Road all remain under Evacuation Order, ______________________________________________________________________. If you need help evacuating animals, call 707-861-0699 (Sonoma CART). We came to get ice cream and kind of do our normal weekend thing in all this chaos.. NOTE: People returning to the area must utilize Hwy 1 to return to their homes. Walbridge Fire (merged with Stewarts): West of Healdsburg. We know, as does Sonoma County, the wildfire capacity in this region. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". 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First Responders are currently working on going door to door to assist. ========================================================. Fire personnel conducted a thorough evaluation of the undamaged structures in the evacuation . He also speaks Spanish, holds strong opinions about burritos and can be reached at 408-920-5012. The forecast called for more dry lightning strikes Sunday evening and Monday, and firefighters and residents alike spent the weekend anxiously watching the skies, terrified that fire crews could lose the tentative progress theyve made beating the LNU Lightning Complex fires back from towns including Healdsburg, Guerneville and Vacaville. 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. A reminder to drive slowly and yield to emergency personnel. NOTE: Wallace Creek Road and Mill Creek Road, west of Wallace Creek Road (including Palmer Creek Road), will remain closed. 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. Evacuation Warning Order has been expanded to include all residents in the follow area: Incidents Overview Map> https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/. Upton said the county has reduced capacity at Crosswalk to 60, a fraction of what it housed during the 2017 Atlas fire, because of the need for social distancing. Future orders will reference this map as well. In the North Bay, an evacuation warning is still in effect for people living near the Russian River floodway between Healdsburg and Jenner. All other areas under evacuation order are still closed. For a full list of recovery resources click on attached link: https://socoemergency.org/recover/returning-to-your-home. Go to socoemergency.org or call 2-1-1 if you have any questions. If your property is in the burn area, youll receive personal protective equipment thats required to enter the burn area. Check here for updates on fires burning Tuesday in Sonoma and Napa counties: Authorities have expanded the mandatory evacuation orders in place due to the 13-4 wildfire burning in a rugged swath of coastal mountains in northwestern Sonoma County. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: The Armstrong Woods park is closed as part of the evacuation order in Guerneville, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. A reminder to drive slowly and yield to emergency personnel.