9/20/2023 0 Comments Fallen leaf lake evacuationMOSQUITO - Mosquito Road from the bridge north to include the community of Swansboro.Aukum Road (E16) and Fairplay Road to include Coyoteville Road, Cedar Creek and tributary roads. COYOTEVILLE - South of Omo Ranch Road to the El Dorado County Line between Mt.North of Omo Ranch Road to the intersection of Omo Ranch Road and Fairplay Road. Aukum (E16) from Perry Creek Road to Omo Ranch Road. COSUMNES - South of Farnham Ridge, North of the Amador/El Dorado County Line, and East of Bridgeport School Road.FARNHAM RIDGE – South of Omo Ranch Road East of 8N62 to the Amador County Line. CEMENT HILL - South of Omo Ranch Road accessed from Farnham Ridge Road.The following areas in El Dorado County are no longer under an Evacuation Warning: More than 400,000 gallons of water were dropped from multiple aircraft on Wednesday. More than 620 homes have been destroyed in the fire and more than 32,000 remain threatened.Ĭrews were able to complete a lot of night airdrops in the Kirkwood area. Crews continue their damage inspection with approximately 60% of structures inspected to date. Officials said Thursday morning that spotting and fire spread still occurred on the northern edge of the fire.įirefighters will spend Thursday bolstering lines where large pockets of previously unburned fuel threaten existing control lines. Crews were able to gain some more containment bringing it up to 25%.Ĭalmer winds return Thursday which will help firefighters battling the blaze. The Caldor Fire reached 210,259 overnight Wednesday. News 4 reporter Brett Forrest was on scene of the Caldor Fire today, seeing crews make efforts to stop spot fires on Highway 89 near Grass Lake Road. South Lake Tahoe reported Thursday afternoon that zero buildings in the city have been destroyed. Wind patterns tomorrow are expected to be even calmer. Some of the 4,415 crew members working Caldor Fire were able to secure more control line along the southern flank, keeping flames north of Highway 88. So far, about 65% of buildings threatened by the fire have been inspected.Ĭrews are taking advantage of slowing winds to make aggressive progress on the fire as containment inches up to 27%. In total, 649 homes have been destroyed by the wildfire. The blaze increased about 600 acres in a 12-hour period to 210,893 acres.įurther damage assessment Thursday confirms about 30 more homes burned. There was limited growth on the Caldor Fire today. Caution is still recommended as fire conditions can change quickly. The Douglas County Sheriff says people can return to their homes in that area. An Evacuation Order in Douglas County has been lifted for the Round Hill region and roads, including Lower Elks Point.
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