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Creek Fire Surges to 78,790 Acres Overnight

UPDATE – 2:45 pm – An Evacuation Order has been issued for Southside of Road 200 between Road 221 and Road 222 and all spur roads. Such as Oak Junction Lane Wyle Ranch Road, Lumburg Road and Fast Lane. Road 222 between Road 200 and the Fresno/Madera County Line and all spur roads. Such as Carmen Ranch Road, Ciatana Creek Road, Corrine Lake Road, Box Canyon Road, Tunoi Place and Smalley Cove Campground. due to Fire. There is an immediate threat to life. This is an evacuation order to leave now. The area is being closed to public access. Take action immediately. If you’re in need of evacuation assistance, call 9 1 1. An evacuation shelter has been established. Oakhurst Community Center (39800 Road 425B)

Instructions: There is an immediate threat to life. This is an evacuation order to leave now. The area is being closed to public access. Take action immediately. If you’re in need of evacuation assistance, call 9 1 1

 

UPDATE – 2:30 pm – An Evacuation Warning has been issued for:
-Road 221 between Road 200 and Road 226 and all spur roads such as Kowana Lane, Pahuma Way, Nielsen Road, Quail Flats Drive, Sunridge Drive and Klette’s Pride Way,
-Road 226 between Road 221 and Road 222 and all spur roads such as Bishop Park Place, Deer Springs Lane, Walker Ranch Road, and Keller Road,
-Road 224 between Road 226 and Road 200 and all spur roads such as Horn Road, Mountain Springs Road, Priest Road, Wilcox Drive, Wild Plum Lane, and Quail Hollow Court,
-Road 225 between Road 222 and Road 274 and all spur roads such as Amber Lane, Willow Creek Drive, and Road 228,
-Road 222 between Road 226 and Road 200 and all spur roads such as Wah Up Way, Weatherly Lane and Buckhorn Court,
-Road 200 on the northside of road between Road 221 and Road 222 and all spur road such as Wild Plum Lane, Tahoot Drive, Maranatha Drive, Golden Acorn Court, Ellis Way, Rocky Road, Cougar Springs Trail

This is due to the Creek Fire. There is a potential threat to life and property. Monitor the situation and be prepared to take action immediately. Don’t wait for an evacuation order to leave if you feel threatened. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

If you’re in need of evacuation assistance, call (559) 675-7770. If it is an emergency, call 9 1 1.

UPDATE – 1:20 pm – An Evacuation Warning has been issued for Southside of Road 200 between Road 221 and Road 222 and all spur roads, such as Oak Junction Lane Wyle Ranch Road, Lumburg Road and Fast Lane. Road 222 between Road 200 and the Fresno/Madera County Line and all spur roads. Such as Carmen Ranch Road, Ciatana Creek Road, Corrine Lake Road, Box Canyon Road, Tunoi Place and Smalley Cove Campground due to Fire. There is a potential threat to life and property. Monitor the situation and be prepared to take action immediately. Don’t wait for an evacuation order to leave if you feel threatened. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. If you’re in need of evacuation assistance, call (559) 675-7770. If it is an emergency, call 9 1 1.

UPDATE – 1:10 pm – An Evacuation Order has been issued for Road 225 east of Road 274 and all spur roads. Such as Douglas Ranger Station Road, Cascadel Road, Tu-Nobi Way, Rainbow Drive, Lark Lane, Boulder Creek Drive, Tera Tera Ranch Road, and Italian Bar Road, Road 235 between Road 222 and Italian Bar Road due to Fire. There is an immediate threat to life. This is an evacuation order to leave now. The area is being closed to public access. Take action immediately. If you’re in need of evacuation assistance, call 9 1 1. An evacuation shelter has been established. Oakhurst Community Center (39800 Road 425B)

NORTH FORK – The dubbed Creek Fire has now surged to more than 78,000 acres in less than 4 days. The fire continues to be a threat in both Madera and Fresno Counties with a personnel of nearly 1,000 and 0% containment.

The fire started on Sept. 9, 2020 at approximately 6:30 pm near Camp Sierra between Shaver Lake and Big Creek with no known cause at this time as the investigation continues.

Over night the fire continued to grow under extreme conditions with fuels being the main influence, with heavy fuel loading from the dead and down material. Timber in the area has approximately 80-90% tree mortality from the bark beetle.

All Madera County mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect with evacuation warnings for the following areas: North Fork and surrounding areas, Bass Lake, Sky Ranch Rd. to the Madera County line, Wawona and Fish Camp. The following road closures are still in effect: Road 274 at Beasore Road (Bass Lake) and Road 225 at Road 233 (Cascadel Drive) in North Fork.

The community of Shaver Lake was threatened throughout the night due to erratic and extreme fire behavior as it has jumped Hwy. 168 and is moving south forcing the following mandatory evacuations: Shaver Lake down to Cressman Road, including Cressman Road, Big Creek, Huntington Lake, Camp Sierra, High Sierra areas, which include:  Florence Lake, Ward Lake, Portal Forebay, Edison Lake Mono Hot Springs, Kaiser and all campgrounds. The area west of Tollhouse, along Auberry Road west to Powerhouse Road, Alder Springs, Mile High, Meadow Lakes, Big Sandy, Mono Wind Casino, Jose Basin & Italian Bar. Dinkey Creek, Wishon & Courtright Reservoirs. Tollhouse Road at Peterson Road down to Lodge Road, Beal Fire Road and Powerhouse Road to the San Joaquin River.

There are currently 117 engines, four water tenders, seven helicopters, ten hand crews and eleven dozers fighting this fire. Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Creek Fire Incident Updates

Creek Fire updates for Fresno County

All fire and law enforcement personnel are currently working out of a command post established at Sierra High School, 33326 Lodge Rd, Tollhouse, CA 93667.

 

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