PG&E Live Camera photo from Mount Bullion looking towards the Gaines Fire at 6:35 A.M. Saturday Morning
Update Saturday (8/17/19): 7:00 P.M. Gaines Fire Advisory Lifted.
All Fire Advisements and Road Closures have been lifted as of 7pm tonight 8/17/2019. There may still be fire suppression equipment in the area. Please drive with caution and watch for fire personnel.
6:28 P.M. Per CAL FIRE: 1,300 Acres with 30% Containment and Under Investigation
Update: PG&E Outage Map is showing No outages this morning around the Gaines Fire.
August 17, 2019 - CAL FIRE reports the Gaines Fire in Mariposa County is at 1,300 Acres with 15% Containment and is Under Investigation.
Friday Information
Update: 7:04 P.M. Per CAL FIRE: 1,300 Acres with 5% Containment and Under Investigation
Update 4:56 P.M. Per CHP: Bear Valley Road closed from Sr-49 to Mt. Gaines due to the Gaines Fire.
Update: 4:35 P.M. Per CAL FIRE: 500 Acres
Update: 4:13 P.M. Per Mariposa County Sheriff's Office: A Fire Advisement has been issued for the following locations:
Pendola Gardens Rd
Corbett Creek
Gold Dust Lane
Old Toll from Hornitos to Pendola Gardens
Hwy 49 From Bear Valley Rd to Pendola Gardens
Bear Valley Rd Hwy 49 to Hunters Valley Rd
This is NOT an Evacuation Order. This is an advisement only of a potential Evacuation Order should conditions change. If you do not feel safe, do not wait for notification, you may evacuate on your own.
Should this area become under a Mandatory Evacuation Order you will be notified via the Sheriff's Office Emergency Alert System by Text, Email and a Voice Call, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office Facebook page and door to door communication by Sheriff's Office staff. At that time you will be notified of the best routes of travel to safely evacuate your residence.
Update: 3:45 P.M. Per Mariposa County Sheriff's Office: Approx 400 AcresUpdate: 3:14 P.M. Per Mariposa County Sheriff's Office: Still NO evacuations at this time. No resident alerts have been sent.
Update: 2:20 P.M. Per CAL FIRE: Gaines Fire at Mt. Gaines Rd and Bear Valley Rd. in Mariposa County is 100 Acres with 0% Containment and Under Investigation-Structures threatened.
Update: 2:00 P.M. PG&E Outage Map
Update: 1:45 P.M. Per Mariposa County Sheriff's Office: No evacuations or advisories issued at this time. No resident alerts have been sent.
August 16, 2019 - The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office is reporting that Deputies and Fire personnel are responding to a fire in the Mt. Gaines / Bear Valley Rd. area of Mariposa County.
No additional details are available at this time.
Please use an alternate route if you need to travel in that area.