PGE&E is working around the clock to restore services to all its unaffected costumers. Marisa Kendall is a housing reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers homelessness for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. The American Red Cross will be available at the church. Markley fire: 2,500 acres near Monticello Dam. Cal Fire reported 460 firefighters were battling the blazes, but air support had been stretched thin by multiple fires burning throughout the Bay Area. No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. Crews are working on hotspots. Everybody seems like theyre doing well, and then something small just tips you over.. Poor air quality continues for much of the state due to ongoing wildfires. Authorities say an emergency fund is also in the works for those who sustained damage or lost their properties. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. This means you can now return home at your own risk. Evac Order downgraded to Warning West Dry Creek Road between Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road and Chimese Road. An astonishing 2,700 more wildfires have occurred this year than last, with an additional 1.4 million acres burned during the same time-period. Godley said evacuation warning issued through the Wireless Emergency Alert system, or WEA, should have been targeted. in Petaluma . 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. Multiple wildfires inside and outside of the Bay Area are creating an unhealthy breathing environment, Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Air District, said in a statement. Hennessey Fire (Merged Fires - Gamble, Green, Aetna, Markley, Spanish, Morgan, Round): Hennessey Ridge Road in Napa County, Califonia. 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. _____________________________________________________________________. Evacuees could find shelter at the Ski Hi Complex. Guerneville is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo counties. 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. Over 14,000 firefighters continue to battle more than two dozen major fires and lightning complexes across California. Evacuation Warning has been expanded to include all residents in the following area: North of the Dry Creek and the norther fork of Lak Sonoma County, West of Dutcher Creek, City of Coverdale city limits and Hwy 128, All to the Western and norther town limits west of 101. 116 East of Martinelli Rd. Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve Baxman's truck caught fire somewhere near Riebli Road and a tree came crashing down, smashing a window. The public is reminded to stay vigilant on current fire conditions. I guess they all are now, Menegon said, watching 9-month-old Ruby play on the grass. ___________________________________________________________________________. As many as 15,700 Sonoma County residents are impacted by evacuation orders and warnings throughout the county, officials said. The couple lives in Monte Rio, where Keary moved from Santa Cruz after losing everything in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. 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. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens if fire conditions change. Go to socoemergency.org or call 2-1-1 if you have questions. The evacuation order was significantly expanded over the weekend to portions of Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 that was hit hard two years ago by a wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes and. Updated: 10 months ago / Posted Apr 21, 2022. Emergency Housing is at Church of the Nazarene at 228 Madison Street. A fire has spread in the San Luis Valley, prompting evacuations in Monte Vista, according to the Rio Grand County Sheriff's Office. Evacuation Order: Immediate threat to life. But when it will be over is anyones guess. In Sonoma County, the Walbridge Fire has since merged with Stewarts, for a total of 20,000 acres burned as of Thursday night. When he stopped to remove the tree, a burned woman ran up. 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. Communities along the Russian River Valley are gearing. People going to the Monte Rio, Camp Meeker, Jenner and the Cazadero areas are encouraged to use alternate routes to return home. 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. Mandatory Evacuation for the Venado area in Northern Sonoma County. The formal announcement of lifting evacuations in an area currently under evacuation. That doesnt make the incident any less dynamic. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". If you need help evacuating livestock, call 707-234-7193. PLS SHARE - EVACUATION ORDER - CoveloAreas of Short Creek, Hill Road and Capistran Ranch are now under an EVACUATION ORDER due to active fire. "Winds are still blowing fairly hard," said Courtney Arthur, Rio Grande County public information officer. WildFire 13-4 est creciendo y ahora se ha actualizado a Evacuacin obligatoria. 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. 2023 News of the North Bay. All other areas under evacuation order are still closed. Theres no one home to feed him crickets and mist him with water, and she worries what will become of him. You can also call 1(800)743-5000. Categories . At this time we have DFPC helicopter dropping water, currently. Spanish fire: 1,000 acres near Spanish Flat. Napa County evacuation orders in place have been expanded to include residents living along the western shoreline of Lake Berryessa as the Hennessey, Gamble and 15-10 fires continue to scorch more than 12,000 acres. If you are in the area consider leaving now, ________________________________________________________________, Tuesday August 18th, 2020 :: 08:05 p.m. PDT. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. You just got to keep living life., Fiona Kelliher, Louis Hansen and Ray Chavez contributed to this report. Guerneville is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo counties. If you have questions please reach out. She started her journalism career reporting on crime and breaking news for The News-Press in Southwest Florida. There are no evacuations in Santa Rosa. (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. 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. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. Evacuation order updates for Hacienda and King Ridge Road areas related to the Walbridge Fire. Use extreme caution when around any burned areas that may be present. 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. The Hennessey fire had burned 2,700 acres of vegetation in Napa County and it remains out of control as of Tuesday morning. (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. Updated evacuation orders due to the Walbridge Fire along Hwy 101 north of Windsor, Walbridge Fire Mandatory Evacuation Order Updates. Walbridge Fire (merged with Stewarts): West of Healdsburg. More updates at 6pm. 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. Download the pdf above the image, for a full view. August 18, 2020 3:14 PM -- Nixle alert: SONOMA CO SHERIFF Alert: Evacuate Immediately if you're in the area. More details will be forthcoming. The fire is currently 21,125 acres and 0% contained. Residents living on this section of the Sweetwater Springs Road will not be able to go home until it is safe. NOTE: People returning to their homes off of West Dry Creek Road will have to utilize Lambert Bridge Road and Yoakim Bridge Road to return. 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. A portion of zone 1D5 is downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning, NOTE: Community of Rio Nido is now under Evacuation Warning, NOTE: Armstrong Woods Road north of Rio Nido Road, Mt. North of Old Cazadero Road and Austin Creek (The actual Creek) and East Austin Creek through the recreation area. 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. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. Extreme fire behavior with short and long range spotting are continuing to challenge firefighting efforts. 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. Fire officials have stopped fire progression and continue to mitigate the area. 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. Some residents were even trying to go about life as usual in Guerneville, to the southwest of Healdsburg and downwind from the approaching fire. Residents living south of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road, west of West Dry Creek and Westside roads, north of Sweetwater Springs and McCray Ridge roads and east of Austin Creek itself now are under orders to evacuate, according to Cal Fire. _____________________________________________________________________________, 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.