![]() ![]() The blaze consumed 643 acres during a 12-hour stretch Thursday. The fire was at 12% containment at the exact time last week. The containment lines doubled over the past week, and more than half of the overall containment of the blaze has taken place since 7 a.m. It has expanded 8,517 acres since Wednesday night when a red-flag warning for bad fire conditions expired. ![]() Friday, one of the smallest 24-hour spreads during the 19-day-old fire. The blaze burned 2,648 acres over a 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. The fire expansion figures continued to trend in a positive direction. It is one of 16 fires in state history - all since 1991 - to destroy at least 1,000 structures. The Camp Fire in Butte County in November 2018 destroyed 18,804 structures and is No. The total number of structures destroyed by the Caldor Fire stood at 857 through Friday morning, making it the state’s 20th-most destructive fire in recorded history.Īccording to Cal Fire, the blaze would have to destroy 98 more structures to move past the 1999 Jones Fire in Shasta County (954) the 2020 August Complex Fire in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn Lake and Colusa counties (935) and the 2015 Butte Fire in Amador and Calaveras counties (921) on the list. “Tonight, overnight humidity recovery should decrease fire activity, facilitating direct attack where safe.”Ĭal Fire said damage inspections are still underway, with about 75% of structures assessed. “Firefighters continued mopping up today, seeking out and extinguishing hot material near existing control lines in the north and eastern divisions,” Cal Fire said. Low wind speeds and an early morning smoke inversion layer helped tamp down the fire, Cal Fire said, and there was minimal growth in the south, west and northwest areas. ![]() The area described as south of Highway 50, north of Starkes Grade Road, east of Snows Road and west of Fresh PondĬal Fire said there will be smoke in the respective areas as crews continue firefighting operations, but residents are encouraged to call 911 if they feel unsafe at any time.This includes the area of Gopher Hole Road and Moon-Shadow The area described as south of Pleasant Valley between Bucks Bar Road and Newtown Road, east of Bucks Bar Road to Mt.Happy Valley – all properties accessed from Happy Valley Road.Grizzly Flats West – east of Highway E16, west of Steely Ridge Road, south of the north fork of the Cosumnes River and north of the middle fork of the Cosumnes River.South Sly Park – south of Starkes Grade Road, north of Sly Park Creek, east of Pleasant Valley Road up to and including the Diamond Garnet subdivision.Follow below for live updates: More evacuation orders downgraded to warnings - Update: 10:25 pm.Ĭal Fire on Friday downgraded evacuation orders to warnings in several parts of El Dorado County: The speed of the Caldor Fire continued to slow down Thursday night into Friday morning, and the air quality improved for fire crews who have inhaled smoke for weeks.Īs of Friday evening, the blaze had burned 213,270 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ![]()
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