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Amador County
News and Information from Amador County
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The Caldor Fire Now 191,607 Acres, 16% Contained, 669 Structures Destroyed, 3,904 Personnel |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/31/2021 01:26 PM
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Grizzly Flats, CA...The top map is the NASA/USFS heat map. In the heat map you can tell it burned across Hwy 89 and is racing behind South Lake Tahoe on the ridge towards Heavenly Ski Resort. Yesterday Sierra at Tahoe today Heavenly & Kirkwood? Time will tell. On the southern leg the fire has crossed Hwy 88 and getting close to Kirkwood. It burned through the beautiful section of woods between Silver Lake and the Carson Spur area and is climbing over the hill to Kirkwood. That area has less vegetation and more rock which may slow it down a bit. All the images below are links to take you to the source documents. The following text is from the Caldor Incident Command.
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Additional Caldor Fire Evacuation Notices for Alpine County |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/31/2021 05:54 PM
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Markleeville, CA...Additional Caldor Fire Evacuation Notices for Alpine County. The details are in the image below released a few min ago. Click below for larger version of the image...
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Caldor Fire Community Meeting Video for August 31, 2021 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/31/2021 05:59 PM
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Placerville, CA...Caldor Fire Community Meeting Video for August 31, 2021
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Caldor Fire South Lake Tahoe August 30th Press Briefing |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 06:19 PM
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South Lake Tahoe, CA...Caldor Fire South Lake Tahoe August 30th Press Briefing.
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Some Caldor Fire Evacuation Orders Downgraded and Evacuation Warnings Lifted as of August 30, 3:26pm on Western Edge |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 04:32 PM
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Grizzly Flats, CA...Caldor Status Updates as Evacuation Orders Downgraded and Evacuation Warnings Lifted (August 30, 3:26PM). Effective Immediately El Dorado County and Amador County. The following Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in El Dorado County: Pipi - East of North South Road from Omo Ranch to Cat Creek and east to Highway 88 1 mile east of Omo Ranch Road. Cosumnes - This is a small section south of Farnham Ridge, north of the Amador/El Dorado County Line, and east of Bridgeport School Road. Cement Hill - Cement Hill area, south of Omo Ranch south to Farnham Ridge Road Farnham Ridge - The east end of Omo Ranch Road south to the Amador County Line. The following Evacuation Warnings have been lifted in Amador County. South of the El Dorado-Amador County line with a western border of Shenandoah Road. Southern border of Fiddletown Road, Hale Road and Charleston Road. Eastern border of Shake Ridge Road and Rams Horn Grade. South of the El Dorado-Amador County line with a western border of Shake Ridge Road and Rams Horn Grade. Southern border of the intersection of Charleston Road and Rams Horn Grade, due east to Highway 88 at Tiger Creek Road. Eastern border of Hwy 88 at Omo Ranch Road to Highway 88 at Tiger Creek Road. If you click on the map below it will take you to the Alpine County Map which shows all counties and status. Not just Eldorado or Amador.
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Evacuation Orders Hit Alpine County Again as They Recover from the Tamarack Fire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 04:14 PM
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Markleeville, CA...The latest from the Caldor Fire as portions of Alpine County are now under mandatory evacuations. Highway 89 south from Luther Pass Road to Pickett’s Junction, (Highway 88) West on Highway 88 to Kirkwood. This includes Kirkwood resort and Caples Lake. Click below for interactive information...
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Most of South Lake Now Under Caldor Fire Evacuation Orders or Warnings |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 10:28 AM
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South Lake Tahoe, CA...California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Update to Evacuation Orders. Effective Immediately! Click on the map below for details. El Dorado County Evacuation Order: El Dorado County
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The Caldor Fire Roars On, 177,260 Acres, 14% Contained, Evacuation Orders Spread, Maps & Morning Video Below |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 10:14 AM
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South Lake Tahoe, CA...Humidity recovery remained poor overnight and allowed the fire to continue to actively burn. Fuel conditions remain critical and we still see active crown runs and group torching in the northeastern divisions of the fire. Current fire behavior is contributing to ember casts traveling up to half a mile. We anticipate early morning winds in the northeast area of the fire. Fire weakened trees continue to present a risk for crews.
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The Battle of Leek Spring Hill, Caldor Fire 2021 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/29/2021 01:34 PM
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Leek Springs, CA....One of the cameras it has been hard to take your eyes off of is the Alert Wildfire Camera at Leek Springs. A few days ago its shots of the Caldor Fire were distance shots. Now they show the fire moving inexorably towards them. Today you can see firefighters doing structure protection and areas around the towers have been painted fire retardant orange. Now you can see active flames. We will know in the next bit of time if the towers can stay online. The photos below show an almost 180 degree arc from west to east.
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