The Sheriff's Office tries to issue the advisory as early as possible based upon the fire's activity so residents will have time to remove their pets, livestock, large boats, RV's and any other personal effects in an orderly, unrushed manner. When a warning is issued, residents are being warned to prepare to leave their home. An evacuation warning may be issued when the potential or actual threat to civilian life is more than 2 hours away. Evacuation Areas Impacted by Rough FireĪn evacuation warning is defined as an alert to community members in an area of a potential threat to life and property from an emergency incident. All properties on both sides of Brookside Road. All properties on both sides of Dunlap Road from the Dunlap Road/Millwood Road junction east to the Dunlap Road/Highway 245 junction. All properties on the south side of Dunlap Road from the Highway 180/Dunlap Road junction east to the Dunlap Road/Millwood Road junction All properties on both sides of Highway 245 from Todd Eymann Road to Highway 180. ![]() All properties on both sides of Todd Eymann Road from Millwood Road to Highway 245. All properties on both sides of Millwood Road. All properties adjacent to the north side of Dunlap Road from the Highway 180/Dunlap Road junction to the Dunlap Road/Millwood Road Junction. All properties on the north and south sides of Highway 180 east of the Highway 180/Dunlap Road junction. Residents who have a Dunlap, Miramonte, or Pinehurst zip code must understand they are considered to be in either a mandatory evacuation area or an evacuation warning area. A closure map can be found on the Sequoia National Forest website This closure is expected to continue until the Rough Fire has been brought under control. This includes Forest Service managed land from the southeast side of Pine Flat Reservoir to the boundaries of Kings Canyon National Park, and the Eshom area north of Badger. Vehicles longer than 22 feet (including trailers) are not advised between Potwisha and Giant Forest Museum.įorest officials have been forced to close the Hume Lake Ranger District. Sequoia National Park remains open and visitors can still use the Ash Mountain Entrance Station. Overall, much improved conditions throughout the impact area. Mostly moderate impacts are anticipated due to the reduction in active burn areas, with a few areas of higher readings in close proximity. This will shift the impacts to those areas immediately adjacent to the wildfire, and to the Owens Valley to the east and northeast of the incident. Rough Fire Information: West Zone (925) 519-6303 South Zone (559) 332-2028 and (559) 549-4837 and North Zone (559) 842-6248.Īir Quality Today: The smoke that has been impacting the foothill communities west of the fire should see clearing skies as the winds move up from the southwest and west today. There are 3,741 personnel currently assigned to the Rough Fire. Total acreage increased to 139,133 acres and is currently the largest active fire in California. These firefighters are now tasked with cleaning up charred ruins before the heat returns. It's a stark difference from the ground level, where a layer of smoke is blanketing the mountains. "With this weather, we are all a lot more confident," said Vaccaro.įrom the skies, Neptune Aviation Services captured an aerial image of the smoke on Friday from 30,000 feet in the air. Scattered showers throughout Monday tempered erratic fire behavior, and fire crews directly tackled areas that weren't safe before the rains. Not only does it help with the fatigue of the firefighters but also the fire behavior," said Capt. Drought-fueled flames are simmering in places, allowing crews to finally take a breath. Fire crews say the Rough Fire is now 40 percent contained, after burning almost 140,000 acres of extremely dry grass, brush and timber.įor the first time in weeks, firefighters are on the offensive side of this fire. A welcome rain in the Valley is slowing down a monstrous fire in the foothills. A welcome rain in the Valley is slowing down a monstrous fire in the foothills.įRESNO COUNTY, Calif.
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