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9/26 King Fire Friday Update: Containment Grows As Weather Changes

Friday, September 26, 2014 | Sacramento, CA
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP

Firefighters from the Tuolumne-Calaveras County Fire Dept. walk along a containment line during a controlled burn to fight the King Fire on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, near Placerville. Crews scrambled Monday to extend control lines around the fire.

Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP

Updates on Inciweb: King Fire

YubaNet.com Updates: King Fire

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Cal Fire and USFS King Fire Facebook Page

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CA Interagency Incident Management Team 1

El Dorado National Forest


11:15 a.m. - Containment Grows To 68 Percent

Fire officials report Friday morning that containment of the King Fire has grown to 68 percent, while the size of the fire has increased only slightly, to 96,004 acres.

Some of the crews fighting the blaze have left, as 7,749 personnel were assigned to the incident, compared to more to 8,000 on Thursday.

 

1:30 a.m. Original Story:

(AP) — A day of light rain has brought big gains against the King Fire, reducing the number of threatened homes from thousands to hundreds.

Fire officials say fewer than 300 structures are threatened by the fire on Thursday night, a figure they put at 12,000 at the beginning of the day.

Calls for evacuation in two communities were reduced from mandatory to voluntary, leaving just one neighborhood under strict evacuation orders. It wasn't immediately clear how many people remained away from their homes.

The rains had brought fears of flash floods and dangerous conditions in the huge burn area, but they remained light and helpful to the firefight.

The blaze is now 55 percent contained after burning 95,347 acres. There are 8,061 personnel working the incident.

The Pacific system came through the fire area Thursday, bringing 0.6-0.9 inches of rain. Fire activity was minimal, with smoldering in interior pockets of the heavier fuels. The rain began moving out of the area around 3 p.m., followed by clear skies.

 


Evacuations, as of Thursday night:

Evacuations for the Volcanoville and Quintette area are reduced to Voluntary Evacuation status. Residents may return to the following streets at their discretion:

Bear Foot Road, Bear State Road, Bird Nest Lane, Blodgett Forest Road, Bojac Court, Bootjack Mine Road, Carey Ave, Cassill Mine Road, Cecil Lane, Cedar Cable Road, Chiquita Bypass, Christmas Tree Lane, Country Road, Coyote Court, Ditch Camp Road, Dusty Camp Road, East Carey Avenue, El Bosque, Garden Tower Lane, Harmony Lane, Haven Ridge Road, Hobby Horse Lane, Homewood Drive, Horse Power Drive, Kentucky Flat Road, Lake Avenue, Little Silver Road, Lodgepole Lane, Lofty Peak Lane, Logging Road, Loop Cutoff Road, Loop Road, Merkel Drive, Middle Loop Road, Midway Loop Road, Mount Cedar Road, Narrow Way, Oso Mesa Court, Otter Creek Road, Our Place Road, Patchwork Lane, Paymaster Mine Road, Piolet Creek Road, Point Lane, Quintette Court, Ringtail Place,Ringtail Road, Rock Creek Road, Rubicon Road, Sand Mountain Boulevard, Shotgun Lane, Sleigh Bell, Snowy Way, South Creek Road, Spring Tunnel Mine Road, Star Lane Thumper Lane, Stickerbrush Trail, Sunset Peak Lane, Tall Timber Road, Tipton Hill Court, Tipton Hill Road, Tinsel Trail, Tricometric Trail, Trinity Trail, Tunnel Hill Loop Road, Tunnel Hill Loop, Hill Road, Volcanoville Road, Wentworth Springs Road (west of Mosquito Road), West Carey Court, White Fir Road, Wild Horse Trail, Winter Springs, Wolfridge Road, Woodpecker Road, Yuletide Way, 12 Mile Court, 12 Mile Road

Wentworth Springs Road east of Mosquito Road is still under Mandatory Evacuation including:

Dry Lakes Trail, Helix Flat Avenue, Onion Valley Road, Peavine Point Road, Plum Creek Road, Robs Cabin Trail, South Fork Trail, Un Road, 11 Pines Road

Road Closures as of Thursday night, per the El Dorado County Sheriff:

  • Mosquito Road @ Stope Road
  • Wentworth Springs Road @ Mosquito Road
  • Ice House Road @ Highway 50 (Residents Only)
  • USFS has the following road closures enforcing the closure of the El Dorado National Forest:
  • Wentworth Springs Road @ Sand Mountain Road
  • Wrights Lake Road @ Highway 50
  • Forebay Road @ the forest boundary

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    9/29 King Fire Monday Update: More Containment Reported

    Monday, September 29, 2014
    UPDATE: 7:50 P.M. - Fire containment now at 92 percent. The cooler, rainy weather over the weekend helped crews make even more progress toward taming the huge King Fire burning in a heavily forested region 60 miles east of Sacramento.
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    9/28 King Fire Sunday Update: Wet Weather Continues To Help Firefighters

    Sunday, September 28, 2014
    Update: 2 P.M. - Fire officials say containment has reached 87 percent, thanks to an assist from cooler, wet weather. Acreage burned stands at 97,099, with 80 structures lost in the arson-caused blaze, which started Sept. 13.
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    9/27 King Fire Saturday Update: Cool, Damp Air Aids Firefighters; Containment Grows Substantially

    Saturday, September 27, 2014
    Updated: 11:15 P.M. Saturday - Higher humidity, cooler temperatures and light rain helped firefighters make progress on the King Fire Friday. The fire has been burning almost two weeks, and now stands at 97,099 acres, with 84 percent containment
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    9/25 King Fire Thursday Update: Flash Flood Warning Cancelled; Fewer Structures Threatened

    Thursday, September 25, 2014
    UPDATED: 5:05 P.M. - Flash Flood Warning cancelled. More favorable weather is expected to help firefighters battle the King Fire, which has burned 95,347 acres and 43 percent contained.
  • King Fire Wednesday Update: Weather May Give Fire Crews A Hand

    Wednesday, September 24, 2014
    UPDATE: 6:22 P.M. - Weather may lend a hand; firefighter injured. The King Fire has blackened 92,960 acres, with containment now at 38 percent.
  • Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

    King Fire Tuesday Update: Challenges Ahead As Fire Crews Make Gains On The King Fire

    Tuesday, September 23, 2014
    UPDATED: Fire crews made gains overnight with the King Fire now at 35 percent containment. But challenges are ahead with firefighters facing erratic winds and low humidity in the coming week.
  • Storify: The King Fire On Social Media

    Thursday, September 18, 2014
    UPDATED 11:20 p.m. Saturday, 9/27, with new photos. - The King Fire in El Dorado and Placer counties, has burned 97,099 acres as of Saturday night. We take a look at the fire through the lens of social media.
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