| Valley Fire Incident Information: | |||
| Last Updated: | September 15, 2015 6:45 am | ||
| Date/Time Started: | September 12, 2015 1:24 pm | ||
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit | ||
| County: | Lake County | ||
| Location: | off High Valley Road and Bottle Rock Road in Cobb | ||
| Acres Burned - Containment: | 67,000 acres - 15% contained | ||
| Structures Threatened: | 9000 | ||
| Structures Destroyed: | 585 homes destroyed and hundreds of other structures are know to be destroyed as well | ||
| Evacuations: | Evacuation Orders: Hwy 29 x Hwy 53, south on Hwy 29 to Tubbs Lane in Napa Co., all of Hwy 175, Point Lakeview to Soda Bay on Hwy 281, all of Bottle Rock Rd and High Valley Rd. Butts Canyon Rd from Hwy 29 to Napa Co. line (including all of Berryessa Estates). The communities of Twin Lakes, Hidden Valley Lake, Middletown, Aetna Springs, Seigler Canyon and Loch Lommond.Advisory Evacuation: Napa County: Pope Valley and parts of Angwin. Evacuation Centers: Red Cross Shelters: Kelseyville High School 5480 Main Street in Kelseyville Napa County Fair Grounds 1435 N Oak Street in Calistoga Lake County Shelters: Highland Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Center in Clearlake Big Valley Rancheria Gymnasium, 1002 Osprey Court in Kelseyville Road Closures: Hwy 29 X Bottle Rock, Hwy 29 X Hwy 175 (Middletown & Kelseyville), Butts Canyon Rd at Aetna Springs Rd, Hwy 29 X Red Hills Road, Hwy 29 x Hwy 53, Hwy 29 at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, Soda Bay & Riviera West, Hwy 29 x Hwy 281, Hwy 29 x Live Oak. |
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| Injuries: | 4 firefighters, 1 civilian fatality | ||
| Cause: | Under Investigation | ||
| Cooperating Agencies: | CALFIRE, South Lake County Fire Protection District, CHP, CDC, National Guard, Napa, Sonoma, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and many local government fire department | ||
| Total Fire Personnel: | 2,362 | ||
| Total Fire Engines: | 232 | ||
| Total Fire crews: | 54 | ||
| Total Helicopters: | 8 | ||
| Total Dozers: | 31 | ||
| Total Water Tenders: | 67 | ||
| Conditions: | Firefighters continue to take action on the Valley Fire by focusing on the public's safety, structural defense, and perimeter control. As more resources continue to arrive, they are being assigned to critical portions of the fire line. Favorable weather conditions, created by lower temperatures and higher humidity, are assisting in firefighting efforts. As the weather cleared, firefighting aircraft were utilized to support control operations. 585 homes have been destroyed by the Valley Fire and hundreds of other structures are known to have been destroyed as well. | ||
| Phone Numbers | (707) 967-4207 (Fire Information Line) |
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