If you feel you are in danger please evacuate now. #EnergyConservation is helping but #CA consumers should prepare for #poweroutages. The fire is currently 25 acres and 0% contained. Evacuation order downgraded to warning 1/4 mile to the burn area in the remaining Cazadero and Guerneville areas. 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. NOTE: River Road and Hwy 116 will remain closed from the Hacienda Bridge to Old Cazadero Road. You just got to keep living life., Fiona Kelliher, Louis Hansen and Ray Chavez contributed to this report. A separate, planned outage is affecting about 134 Guerneville customers, she said. Media is allowed in disaster areas per State law. started Thursday afternoon and triggered evacuation orders for 40,000 people. 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. Evacuation warning lifted for Zone WI-A in the Town of Windsor. Categories . View of a fire burning near Monte Rio in Sonoma County, March 1, 2022. 0% contained. Residents do not need to bring pets or animals with them. See map below. If you need help evacuating livestock, call 707-234-7193. View the interactive evacuation map and search by address at https://arcg.is/0buuL1. The blaze grew on Saturday, and sent officials scrambling to send new evacuation orders and warnings throughout the region. 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: 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. Tuesday August 18th, 2020 :: 06:25 p.m. PDT, Alert: Mandatory evacuation ordered due to Fire 13-4. The utility remained on standby if it was ordered to impose potential rotating outages, said spokeswoman Deanna Contreras. These areas under various evacuations orders are referenced in grids 4B1 and 2A3 of the attached maps. All of Zone 2E2 is now under Evacuation Warning. A fire has spread in the San Luis Valley, prompting evacuations in Monte Vista, according to the Rio Grand County Sheriff's Office. 0% contained. 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. 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. The council was set to discuss a new wildfire protection plan among other matters and is now scheduled to have that conversation next Tuesday. 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. We dont have anything definitive right now.. With extreme fire danger expected this weekend, it is critical that all Californians take steps to prevent sparking a wildfire. Use extreme caution when around any burned areas that may be present. All areas south of River 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. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens if fire conditions change. When the Department responds to a major CAL FIRE jurisdiction incident, the Department will post incident details to the web site. You can call 2-1-1 if you have any questions. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. We are making good progress at this time. The online map has been updated. People returning to the area will need to show proof of residency at the checkpoint located at Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road at the Fish Hatchery. Are they going to get the fire out? Current weather conditions are causing extreme fire behavior, even in overnight hours, and the weather pattern is expected to extend through the week. Evacuees could find shelter at the Ski Hi Complex. Her 70-year-old mother joined them from Rio Nido, and theyve bounced from motel to motel ever since. in Petaluma . The Hennessey Fire is one of three main fires now being called the . Mandatory EVACUATION ORDER for residents in the following areas: If you are in Zone 2E4 EVACUATE now. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Sally Sorenson and her husband Keary Sorenson, of Monte Rio, clean up the street and remove trash from the trash can into their hauling truck 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. to the intersection of River Rd at Trenton Rd. CAL FIRE Resources > https://www.fire.ca.gov/resources/, Tuesday August 18th, 2020 :: 03:12 p.m. PDT. If you live in the above listed areas you are clear to return home. Residents living on this section of the Sweetwater Springs Road will not be able to go home until it is safe. Students at Marsh and Metz schools were being released early. Advisory: Bennett Valley Rd Fire in Santa Rosa are is under control & contained. Evacuation Orders have been lifted and are no longer in effect for the portion of Silverado Trail between Rosedale Road and Highway 29. (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. As of Saturday night, the fire was 15 percent contained, burning through 325,000 acres, claiming four lives and destroying 845 buildings. Evacuation Warning has been expanded to include all residents in the following area: These areas under various evacuations orders are referenced in grids 1B3 and 1C2 of the attached maps. If you have questions about your gas or power, check the PG&E website for information. As of Saturday night, the fire was 15 percent contained, burning through 325,000 acres, claiming four lives and destroying 845 buildings. She started her journalism career reporting on crime and breaking news for The News-Press in Southwest Florida. PDT, Fire 13-4 Evacuation Warning Order Update. Hwy 116 will also be closed at Drake Road coming into Guerneville. Rhonda Hall fled her Guerneville apartment Tuesday with her teenage daughter, adult son and pets. 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. It will be staffed from 4pm until 7pm. 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. 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.. 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. Hennessey Fire (Merged Fires - Gamble, Green, Aetna, Markley, Spanish, Morgan, Round): Hennessey Ridge Road in Napa County, Califonia. An evacuation center was operating at the Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 First Street in Napa. You can also call 1(800)743-5000. City of Monte Vista will establish a fund to help support survivors. Santa Rosa, CA | During this time-period, there have been more than 625 new wildfires, which have now burned over 1.2 million acres. 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. South of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road. 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. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens. Support News of the North Bay on Patreon! The area is lawfully closed to public access. 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. NOTE: Residents living on Sweetwater Springs Road will have to report to the traffic control point at Armstrong Woods Road to make access. MORE INFO HERE: https://socoemergency.org/recover/walbridge-meyers-fire-recovery/local-assistance-center/. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. 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. Staff Writer Phil Barber contributed to this story. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. 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. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. Future orders will reference this map as well. If you are in Zone 1D5 be prepared to evacuate. click on the name of the fire on the legend on the left of the map. (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. Hi-lo sirens will also be audible throughout the exercise areas to alert residents to evacuate at that time. East of Dutcher Creek Road and the Dry Creek (the actual creek). Please follow County Health recommendations, especially if you're returning to burned property. Below you will find information on how to become a part of CAL FIREs business network, obtain public records, hired equipment policy and services, reporting fires on state properties, CAL FIREs operational units, and more.