| Butte Fire Incident Information: |
| Last Updated: |
September 11, 2015 6:43 am |
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| Date/Time Started: |
September 9, 2015 2:26 pm |
| Administrative Unit: |
CAL FIRE Amador - El Dorado Unit |
| County: |
Amador & Calaveras Counties |
| Location: |
Butte Mountain Road, east of Jackson |
| Acres Burned - Containment: |
31,974 acres - 10% contained |
| Structures Threatened: |
1,500 |
| Structures Destroyed: |
6 structures and 2 outbuildings destroyed |
| Evacuations: |
Additional Mandatory Evacuations are as follows:(Calaveras County) Jesus Maria from Hwy SR 26 to Railroad Flat to include all side streets North of Jesus Maria and South to Doster Road / West Murray Creek Road and East of Hawver Road; Ridge Rd North to SR 26, Associated Office, Woodhouse Mine with Railroad Flat as Eastern Boundary; Hawver Road at Gold Strike East to Doster Rd.; Whiskey Slide Rd North of Mountain Ranch Rd to Jesus Maria / Whiskey Slide East to Railroad Flat Rd.
Additional Evacuation Warnings are as follows:
(Calaveras County) Town of Mountain Ranch South of Mountain Ranch Rd and Alpine Areas of Mountain Ranch; Sierra Vista Lookout Rd., West Murray Creek Rd. to Doster Rd., Murray Dale Lane (Entire Road); Leonard Rd Subdivision
Additional Road Closures are as follows:
(Calaveras County) Railroad Flat at Sheep Ranch Rd.; Mountain Ranch at Whiskey Slide; Independence and Railroad Flat.
Evacuations:
(Amador County) Canyon View, Fig Tree Lane, and Ponderosa Way; The Town of Pine Grove to include all areas South of Hwy 88 at Ranch Road and East of West Clinton and East Bird Road, Sierra Lane, Thadeus Court, Center Street; SR 26 from Hwy 49 to Railroad Flat to include all sides of the street; Jesus Maria from Hwy 26 to Railroad Flat to include all sides of the streets North of Jesus Maria and South to Doster Rd and
Evacuation Warnings for Calaveras County: Mokelumne Hill (with exception of Easy Bird Road, Sierra Lane, Thadeus Court, Center Street which are under mandatory evacuation order)
Evacuation Centers: Jackson Rancheria Hotel, San Andreas Town Hall, Calaveras County Fairgrounds
Large Animal pet shelters (Calaveras) Calaveras County Fairgrounds
(Amador) Amador County Fairgrounds, contact Kelly Reason at 530-503-5233
Road Closures:(Amador County) Clinton Road at Butte Mountain Road (Both Ends) Butte Mountain Road Cutoff at Clinton Road. Amador Lane at Clinton Road, Electra at SR 49, Ponderosa Road at Tabeaud, Access to Lake Tabeaud is closed; Hwy 88 at W. Clinton Road, Hwy 88 at Irish Town Road, Hwy 88 at Tabeaud Road, Hwy 88 at Aqueduct Circle, Highway 88 at Mount Zion
(Calaveras County) SR 26 and Hwy 49 at Mokelumne Hill East to Ridge Road, SR 26 and Ponderosa Road, SR 26 and Jesus Maria; SR 26 at Hwy 49, SR 26 at Lower Dorray Road.
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| Cause: |
Under Investigation |
| Cooperating Agencies: |
Cal OES, USFS, BLM, PG&E, CHP, Calaveras County Sheriff, Amador County Sheriff, Calaveras PUD, CDCR, Sutter Creek Fire Department, Red Cross, CAL-TRANS, CA State Parks, Amador Fire Protection District. |
| Total Fire Personnel: |
805 |
| Total Fire Engines: |
82 |
| Total Fire crews: |
24 |
| Total Airtankers: |
7 |
| Total Helicopters: |
16 |
| Total Dozers: |
8 |
| Total Water Tenders: |
4 |
| Incident Management Team: |
CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 1 |
| Long/Lat: |
-120.70418, 38.32974 |
| Conditions: |
Fire behavior remained extreme throughout the day with rapid, uncontrolled fire growth. Suppression efforts had minimal impacts due to a high focus on structure defense. Mandatory evacuations are in place and expanded throughout the day as the fire perimeter grew. Evacuation warnings have been issued for additional threatened areas. More evacuations are anticipated as the fire behavior continues to impact additional areas. Continued hot and dry weather conditions will also limit nighttime recovery. |
| Phone Numbers |
(530) 647-5218 (Fire Information Line) |
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