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. Go to socoemergency.org or call 2-1-1 if you have questions. Evacuation orders now include the area of Wragg Canyon Road from Highway 128 to the end of the road including the Pleasure Cove facilities as well as Chiles Pope Valley Road from Lower Chiles Valley Road to Pope Canyon Road, according to Cal Fire. We lose this, we lose everything, Keary said. 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. Prior to joining the organization, he was an investigative reporter at The Virginian-Pilot, where he covered state government, the military and criminal justice. 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. 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. 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. (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. 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. 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. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 23: A stray cow is escorted by a police cruiser to safety as it walks along Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. The location has been moved to Ski High on Sherman Ave. The fires have been added to the group of lightning-caused wildfires in the North Bay called the LNU Lightning Complex fires. Despite the looming catastrophic threat, Keary and Sally Sorensen were focused on a more manageable nuisance littering. The public is reminded to stay vigilant on current fire conditions. Wednesday August 19th, 2020 :: 09:37 p.m. PDT, Vegetation Fire - 4600 block of Bennett Valley Road Evacuations in Place. If you feel you are in danger please evacuate now. Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County about 218 miles southwest of Denver. in Petaluma . In Sonoma County, the Walbridge Fire has since merged with Stewarts, for a total of 20,000 acres burned as of Thursday night. This means you can now return home at your own risk. More updates at 6pm. 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. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of the order. Theres not a lot of people living up there, but the potential is always that it can spread, so thats why we issued the evacuation warning, county spokesman Paull Gullixson said. You may also visit https://arcg.is/0buuL1, type in your address and see what the status is of your zone. But we are prepared to act on Plans A, B and C.. West of East Austin Creek and Wal Bridge Ridge. Cal Fire reported 460 firefighters were battling the blazes, but air support had been stretched thin by multiple fires burning throughout the Bay Area. She started her journalism career reporting on crime and breaking news for The News-Press in Southwest Florida. If you are in Zone 1D5 be prepared to evacuate. 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. 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. 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. A reminder to drive slowly and yield to emergency personnel in the area. Major emergency incidents could include large, extended-day wildfires (10 acres or greater), floods, earthquakes, hazardous material spills, etc. 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. On Friday, the river had reached 24 feet,. East of Dutcher Creek Road and the Dry Creek (the actual creek). 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. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. You can also call 1(800)743-5000. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 23: The Walbridge fire glows in the horizon seen from Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Napa and Solano counties on Sunday, Aug., 23, 2020. Hennessey Fire (Merged Fires - Gamble, Green, Aetna, Markley, Spanish, Morgan, Round): Hennessey Ridge Road in Napa County, Califonia. If you need help evacuating animals, call 707-861-0699 (Sonoma CART). The town, which is under an evacuation order, has fewer than 5,000 residents, a quarter of which are 65 and older. If you feel you are in danger please evacuate now. "We are allowing people east of Truman Avenue back into their homes. 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. NOTE: Residents living on Armstrong Woods Road north of Sweetwater Springs Road will have to check in the with the manned traffic control point at that intersection and show proof of residency to make access. Firefighting resources were stretched thin, as crews were sent to 59 other fires Monday. People going to the Monte Rio, Camp Meeker, Jenner and the Cazadero areas are encouraged to use alternate routes to return home. MONTE VISTA Most residents who were evacuated due to the Monte Vista fire were allowed to return to their homes late last night, the Monte Vista Police Department reported Thursday morning, April 21. Students at Marsh and Metz schools were being released early. jimmy lloyd cagematch; Tags . 11-16 fire: 25 acres north of Jenner. . Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens if fire conditions change. West of Trenton Healdsburg Rd. Some residents were even trying to go about life as usual in Guerneville, to the southwest of Healdsburg and downwind from the approaching fire. Shortly after 7 p.m., the San Luis Valley Emergency team said progression on the fire stopped, and the evacuation zone was reduced to fewer than 30 homes. They headed to a motel in Vacaville, but by the time they arrived, ash was falling from the sky there, too. If you have questions about your gas or power, check the PG&E website for information. MONTE RIO, Calif. - Cal Fire has stopped forward progress of a vegetation fire above Monte Rio Tuesday evening, officials said. Evacuation Orders on Highway 29 from Silverado Trail to the Lake County Line, excluding the portion within the Calistoga City Limits, remain in effect. Evacue inmediatamente si se encuentra en la zona. Theres going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely. Marisa Kendall is a housing reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers homelessness for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Hello world! The fire has taken three lives in Napa County and one in Solano County, according to Cal Fire. All Rights Reserved. Please reduce speeds and drive with caution. At these Local Assistance Centers (LAC) you will be able to order new personal documents, get assistance with insurance claims, access financial resources, and find answers to rebuilding questions. You can also view an interactive evacuation map here. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of the order. A Federal Assistance Center will open in the coming days, check https://socoemergency.org for details as they become available. Snow, Rain, the Works on the Way to the North Bay, STORMY FOR LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY INTO MARCH, HOPE (FOR RETURN OF RAIN) NOW APPEARING ON THE HORIZON. The largest is the Gamble fire, which by 7 a.m. had burned 5,000 acres near Berryessa Knoxville Road, west of Brooks. Please utilize these routes so we can get all residents out safely and quickly in the future. So they took a day trip to Healdsburg, which is under threat from a different fire the Walbridge and also is under an evacuation warning. WildFire 13-4 is growing and has now been upgraded to a Mandatory Evacuation. The uncertainty and stress are enough to push anyone to their breaking point, said Dr. Mark LaGrave, an emergency room doctor with Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa who has been volunteering at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds evacuation shelter, where nearly 200 people are taking refuge from the fires. Smoke from the fire has blanketed much of central Sonoma County, with gray ash falling miles from the fire front on the eastern side of Highway 101. Residents do not need to bring pets or animals with them. (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. Within a few hours, they had to move again without getting a refund on their room. Number one, stay off social media and avoid reading panic-inducing posts. . You can reach Staff Writer Lori A. Carter at 707-521-5470 or lori.carter@pressdemocrat.com. The Meyers Fire, also in Sonoma County, has now burned up to 3,000 acres. 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. 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. Residents living near Short Creek and Hill road and the Capistran Ranch are being ordered to leave due to the Creek fire, according to the Mendocino County Sheriffs Office. If you live in the above listed areas you are clear to return home. Quirk and Menegon in Healdsburgtook a similar philosophy, saying theyd gotten used to the nearly annual evacuations. NOTES: Fire personnel are still active in the area. They include areas east of Sewell Road and King Ridge Road; north of Old Cazadero Road and Austin Creek; west of East Austin Creek and Wal Bridge Ridge; and south of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road.