KING FIRE UPDATE September 22, 2014 8:00 PM inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4108/ Fire Information Line: (530) 647-5218 Zone 1 (north portion) Media Information Line: (925) 588- 6770 Zone 2 (south portion) Media information Line: (530) 708- 2724 County: El Dorado and Placer Fire Start: 9/13/14 Current Acreage Burned: 87,592 Percent Containment: 18% Structures Damaged or Destroyed: Information below Injuries: 4 Structures Threatened: 21,000 (12,000 residences) Cause: Arson People Evacuated: 2,819 Total Personnel Assigned: 6,924 Current Situation: The King Fire is burning in steep terrain in the South Fork of the American River Canyon, Silver Creek Canyon, and the Rubicon Canyon, north of the community of Pollock Pines. The fire has crossed into Placer County and has burned onto the Tahoe National Forest. The fire will become very active with the predicted return of higher temperatures and lower humidity, peaking Tuesday and Wednesday on the north and west portions of the fire. This increases the possibility of extreme fire behavior, especially where the southwest winds come into alignment with the canyons. Crews are building direct line where they can, and indirect line where unsafe conditions exist. A spot fire on the east side of French Meadows Reservoir, north of the leading fire edge, is close to full containment. Two heavy helicopters began making water drops on the spot fire in the late afternoon. Crews in Zone 1 located and mopped up two nearby spot fires that were identified overnight by aerial infrared camera. The King Fire is being managed in Unified Command with CAL FIRE, Eldorado National Forest, and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. Federal Team CIIMT 5 (Jim Giachino) will be coordinating firefighting operations of Zone 1 (north portion) of the fire, and CAL FIRE IMT 5 (Kevin Smith) took over management of Zone 2 (southern portion) of the fire. The damage assessment of the White Meadows area continues, currently 10 residences and 22 other type structures were destroyed. Evacuations: Go to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s blog (pio.edso.org) and web page at edcgov.us/Government/El_Dorado _County_King_Fire_Information.aspx. The Sheriff’s office manages all evacuation activities for the county and is updating information as changes occur. To assist in this effort, the Chief Administrative Office of El Dorado County has set up a hotline and webpage. The hotline phone number is (530) 642-7263. The hotline will be available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday and 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday. Voicemail is available outside of the hotline hours. Information will also be updated via the Countys Twitter @CountyElDorado and Facebook. Law Enforcement from several agencies continue to patrol the evacuated areas. Evacuation Shelter Location: The evacuation shelter is located at the Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3520 Carson Road in Camino. Community Meetings: On Tuesday September 23, 2014 there will be two community meetings, one will be located at Golden Sierra High School, 5105 Garden Valley Road in Garden Valley. The second location will be at the Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3520 Carson Road in Camino. Both meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. Road Closures: For current information refer to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s blog (pio.edso.org) Cooperating Agencies: CHP, Red Cross, Cal OES, El Dorado Irrigation District, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sierra Pacific Industries, PG&E, Placer County Water Agency, Placer County Sheriffs, California Conservation Corps and El Dorado County Animal Services.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:04:22 +0000
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