Credit: Madera County Sheriff's Office

For Current Updates: Updates on Railroad Fire in Madera County and Mariposa County

Update: 3:42 P.M. Red Cross Opens Evacuation Shelter in Oakhurst for Railroad Fire Affecting Madera and Mariposa Counties

Update: 3:16 P.M.  Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Announces Railroad Fire Fish Camp Evacuation Orders

Update: 2:46 P.M. Not Official per scanner about 300 acres, potential of 4,000 to 5,000 acres.

Update: 2:11 P.M. CAL FIRE is assisting the @Sierra_NF with a 40 acre fire off Highway 41, south of Fish Camp (Madera County). #RailroadFire

Update 2:07 P.M. - SR-41 is closed from Rd. 630 to Cedar Valley due to the Fish Camp fire. Please avoid this area and yield to all emergency personnel.

August 29, 2017 - A Mandatory Evacuation Order has been issued for Community of Sugar Pine due to the Railroad Fire. Monitor the situation and be prepared to take action immediately. Don’t wait for an evacuation order to leave if you feel threatened. If you’re in need of evacuation assistance, call 9-1-1. An evacuation shelter has not been established .

Instructions:
Please immediately comply with any evacuation orders issued if they include your residence. Monitor the situation and be prepared to take action immediately. Don’t wait for an evacuation order to leave if you feel threatened. If you need evacuation assistance, call 9-1-1.
Source: Madera County Sheriff's Office




Photo Credits: Mariposa County Sheriff's Office


Photo Credit: S. Sarazin



Railroad Fire at 1:50 p.m.from Bootjack
Photo Credit: Gary