Caldor Fire Evacuation Warnings
August 20, 2021 – An Update to Evacuation Warnings is Effective Immediately for Amador County.
An Update to Evacuation Orders, Warnings, and Road Closures is Effective Immediately.
Evacuation Warnings: The following evacuation warnings are being issued today, Friday, August 20, 2021, at 5:30 P.M.
- South of the El Dorado-Amador County line with a western border of Highway 88 due south to the east end of Salt Springs Reservoir.
- Southern border of the Calaveras County line.
- Eastern border of the Alpine County line.
NOTES: A mandatory Evacuation Order is defined as an immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
An Evacuation Warning is defined as a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
A Resident Only Closure is defined as a soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.
All remaining Evacuation Orders and Evacuation Warnings remain in place.
Caldor Fire Evacuations and Road Closures
At 4:30 P.M. today, Friday, August 20, 2021, Highway 50 will be closed in both directions from the Sly Park Road exit to Twin Bridges. Highway 50 will be open between Meyers and Twin Bridges for local residents only who reside between Meyers and Twin Bridges. These residents will be subject to providing identification and proof of residency. No traffic will be allowed west past Twin Bridges.
Evacuation Warnings
The following evacuation warnings are being issued today, Friday, August 20, 2021, at 4:30 P.M.
- From the evacuation order line in Twin Bridges east to the Echo Summit and from Highway 50 south to the Amador and Alpine County lines and north to the Placer County line.
- Dry Lakes Section: This section is north of Wentworth Springs Road up to the Placer County line and the remaining section of El Dorado County south of Placer County to Loon Lake.
Evacuation Orders
The following mandatory evacuation orders are being issued starting today, Friday, August 20, 2021, at 4:30 p.m.
- Silver Fork Road in Kyburz east to Twin Bridges.
- North and south in a line extending from Twin Bridges to the Placer County line and south to the Amador County line.
Anyone under a mandatory evacuation order in Kyburz or east of Kyburz will evacuate east on Highway 50 towards Lake Tahoe. Anyone under a mandatory evacuation order to the west of Kyburz will need to evacuate west on Highway 50 towards Placerville.
NOTES: A mandatory evacuation order is defined as an immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
An evacuation warning is defined as a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
A resident only closure is defined as a soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.
All remaining Evacuation Orders and Evacuation Warnings remain in place.
Source: CAL FIRE
