166 Residences Destroyed.
| Butte Fire Incident Information: | |||
| Last Updated: | September 15, 2015 6:45 am | ||
| Date/Time Started: | September 9, 2015 2:26 pm | ||
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Amador - El Dorado Unit | ||
| County: | Amador & Calaveras Counties | ||
| Location: | east of Jackson | ||
| Acres Burned - Containment: | 71,660 acres - 37% contained | ||
| Structures Threatened: | 6,400 | ||
| Structures Destroyed: | 166 residences, 116 outbuildings, 12 structures damaged | ||
| Evacuations: | Evacuations: (Amador County) Canyon View, Fig Tree Lane, and Ponderosa Way; Tabeau Road south of Arrowhead to Amador Road, Ranch Drive and Aqueduct Grove Road. (Calaveras County) Town of Mokelumne Hill, East of Hwy 49 from SR 26 south to Goldstrike Road. South on Goldstrike Road to the community of San Andreas. All of SR 26 from Italian Vista north to the Amador/Calaveras county line, to include the communities of Glencoe, Westpoint and Wilseyville. Rural areas East of San Andreas to Mountain Ranch Road at Calaveritas Road. Areas east of Calaveritas Road to Fricot Road and areas north of San Domingo Road to Sheep Ranch Road. Evacuations Advisory: (Amador County) Hwy 88 from Ranch Road East to Tiger Creek Road (Red Corral and Buckhorn Areas). (Calaveras County) City of Angels Camp, Hwy 49 South to Hwy 4 south at the city limits of Angels Camp. Hwy 4 north to Sheep Ranch Road, town of Murphys and Forest Meadows. Evacuation Centers:
|
||
| Road Closures : | See | ||
| Cooperating Agencies: | BLM, Cal OES, PG&E, Amador County Sheriff, Calaveras County Sheriff, CHP, Amador Fire Protection District, Calaveras PUD, CDCR, Sutter Creek Fire Department, CAL-TRANS, State Parks | ||
| Total Fire Personnel: | 4,668 | ||
| Total Fire Engines: | 516 | ||
| Total Fire crews: | 82 | ||
| Total Airtankers: | 8 | ||
| Total Helicopters: | 18 | ||
| Total Dozers: | 117 | ||
| Total Water Tenders: | 58 | ||
| Long/Lat: | -120.70418, 38.32974 | ||
| Conditions: | Fire behavior remained moderate throughout the day moving southeast allowing crews to be more effective in perimeter control. Firefighters continue to fight the fire aggressively but critical fuel moisture levels, steep terrain, and limited fire access continue to provide challenges. ***Damage Assessment teams have arrived and started evaluations of damaged and destroyed structures***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 Tabeau, Access to Lake Tabeau is closed; Aqueduct Grove Road at Hwy 88, SR 26 South of Hwy 88. (Calaveras County) SR 26 from Mokelumne Hill to Ridge Road; Ridge Road closed to Railroad Flat Road; Railroad Flat Road closed to Mountain Ranch Road; Mountain Ranch Road closed to Hwy 49; Michel Road is closed. Leonard Rd at Gold Strike Rd in San Andreas. RE-POPULATION PHASE I
RE-POPULATION PHASE II Additional Evacuations have been lifted and are open toRESIDENTS ONLY: For a list of the applicable roads please visit the attached link RePopulation News Release Phase II:Re-Population Sunday, September 13 at 9pm RePopulation News Release Phase III:Re-Population Monday, September 14 at 10pm If you are interested in making Donations please check out the following link: More Information |
||
| Phone Numbers | (530) 647-5218 (Fire Information Line) | ||
| Phone Numbers | (209) 754-5527 (Fire Information Line) |
||
