Posted by: thepinetree on 09/08/2015 02:44 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 09/09/2015 07:14 AM
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Traffc/ Fire Update...Fire Near Big Hill Road & Old Oak Ranch Road. Roads Closed & Evacs In Place, (Update...20% Contained, Red Cross Evac Center At Mother Lode Fairgrounds)
Sonora, CA....Firefighters and Law Enforcement personnel are working a structure & vegetation fire near Big Hill Road & Old Oak Ranch Road. Hard closures on Big Hill Road and law enforcement evacuating and estimated 250 vehicles. More to follow and fire updates are also on the traffic & fire feed on the right hand side of our front page...(Update as of 2:56pm...CHP is reporting traffic is backing up with residents seeking entrance into area to get belongings) (Update as of 3:46pm...Lisa Williams from TCU Command says "The fires have burned into one fire. 80 acres in size. There are two schools in the area. Old Oak Youth Ranch and Sierra Outdoor School. Evacuation has involved schools" More to follow...(Update as of 4:16pm..we just spoke with TCU's Nancy Longmore & Lisa Williams....one firefighter has been injured and the fire is now at 100 acres with one structure damaged. We are still at zero percent containment. and their first release with resources and additional details will be released soon... (Update as of 4:27pm...Oak Fire update #1. 100 acres, One firefighter injury, One Structure involved, 11 Engines, 1 Air Attack, 2 Air Tankers, 3 Water Tenders, 4 Fire Crews, 125 total personnel) (Update as of 6pm...OAK TCU Incident Update #2 Acres: 100, % Containment: 20%, Start Date and Time: September 8, 2015 1:23 p.m. Injuries: One firefighter injury – no further details, Structures Involved:, 1 residential structure and two outbuildings destroyed, Fire Engines:22 Bulldozers: 4, Water Tenders: 5, Fire Crews: 6, Air attack:1 Air tankers: 2, Helicopters:, Total Personnel: 196, Road Closures: Big Hill Road is closed from Hatler Mill to Bellview School. Current Situation: Power lines down. Evacuations: Sierra Outdoor School and Old Oak Youth Ranch. The Red Cross will open an evacuation center at the Tuolumne County Fairgrounds in the Creekside Room, which should be open at 5:30 p.m., Cooperating Agencies: Tuolumne County Fire Department; Stanislaus National Forest; Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department; PG&E; AT&T; Comcast.
Incident: 00473 Type: Report of Fire Location: Big Hill Rd / Old Oak Ranch Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.044189 -120.326821
Detail Information
2:36 PM 10 [24] 1039 SONORA OFC - S1 ENRO
2:34 PM 9 [22] A61-002 5 MIN ETA
2:34 PM 8 [21] TCSO ADV WE WILL NEED TO HELP EVAC 250 VEHS
2:25 PM 7 [19] 1039 61-S2 FOR LINE 18
2:22 PM 6 [17] 1039 TCSO FOR CO RDS
2:21 PM 5 [16] A61-003 START CO RDS FOR HARD CLOSURE
2:19 PM 4 [15] PER TCSO - GO TO KEWIN MILL AND COLUMBIA SIDE WHERE FIRE UNITS ARE
2:16 PM 3 [14] TCSO REQ CHP TO BLOCK BOTH ENDS OF BIG HILL RD and ONLY ALLOW EMER VEH THROUGH
2:14 PM 2 [11] *********PER CAL FIRE EVAC IN THE FOLLOWING AREA
1:31 PM 1 [1] XFD FIRE
Unit Information
2:17 PM 6 Unit Assigned
2:17 PM 5 Unit Enroute
2:35 PM 4 Unit At Scene
2:17 PM 3 Unit Assigned
2:17 PM 2 Unit Enroute
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