Wildfire News

The North Fire started at about 2:33 pm on Friday July 17 near Interstate 15 north of Highway 138. It is approximately 3,500 acres in size.Mandatory evacuations in Baldy Mesa for areas: East of Sheep Creek RoadNorth of Hwy 138West of I-15/Hwy 395South of Phelan Road(Please see the Evacuation Zone …

County: El Dorado Unit Location: off Hwy 49, north of Marshall grade, Coloma, north of Placerville Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit Acres Burned – Containment 100 acres – 100% contained Date Started: July 16, 2015 2:05 pm Last update: July 17, 2015 7:15 am Fire is burning in …

County: San Diego County Location: off Highway 76, near Moretti Junction, near Lake Henshaw Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Diego Unit Acres Burned – Containment 25 acres -100% contained Date Started: July 16, 2015 11:30 am Last update: July 17, 2015 8:30 am

Thunderstorms came through the park starting July 1, and remained active through July 11. Yosemite National Park has 9 lightning-caused fires. These kinds of fires can take days or weeks to detect because vegetation has to dry out enough to create smoke or visible flames after the storm passes over. …

County: Orange County Location: Hwy 241, south of Santiago Canyon Rd, near Irvine Lake (Orange County) Administrative Unit: Orange County Fire Authority Acres Burned – Containment 214 acres – 100% contained Date Started: July 13, 2015 10:47 am Last update: July 15, 2015 6:45 pm

County: Siskiyou County Location: 5 miles North of the community of Montague on Cooley Rd Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit Acres Burned – Containment 160 acres – 65% contained Date Started: July 13, 2015 7:00 pm Last update: July 13, 2015 8:15 pm

County: San Bernardino County Location: Mill Creek Rd and Bryant St, east of Mentone Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit/San Bernardino National Forest Acres Burned – Containment 54 acres – 80% contained Date Started: July 12, 2015 2:46 pm Last update: July 14, 2015 10:15 am

The Mill 2 Fire started in Mill Creek Canyon near State Highway 38 and Bryant Street at about 2:30 pm, east of Mentone, and north of Yucaipa. It burned approximately 35 acres up steep chaparral covered slopes. The cause of the fire is under investigation.Four homes were evacuated on the …

County: Riverside County Location: San Timoteo Canyon Rd and Redlands Blvd, northeast of Moreno Valley Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Riverside County Fire Acres Burned – Containment 21 acres – 100% contained Date Started: July 12, 2015 1:52 pm Last update: July 12, 2015 7:48 pm

County: Solano County Location: Lake Herman Rd and Sky Valley Rd Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Acres Burned – Containment 40 acres – 100% contained Date Started: July 10, 2015 1:36 pm Last update: July 10, 2015 5:00 pm

Name: Deer Fire County: San Luis Obispo County Location: southwest of Lake Nacimiento Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit Acres Burned – Containment 95 acres – 100% contained Date Started: July 10, 2015 12:41 pm Last update: July 13, 2015 6:00 pm

The Mason Fire located northwest of Clear Lake near Mason Reservoir (T47N R6E Sec35) was most recently reported holding at 42 acres. Forward progress of fire has been reported stopped. A bulldozer is putting in line. Storm cells have been passing the

The Coal Fire is was started by lightning on July 7. It is burning juniper, brush and grass in a remote area with very limited access. Crews are being airlifted to the