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Dixie fire reaches megafire status, Tamarack fire grows

Voluntary evacuations issued for Holbrook Junction and Leviathan Mine Road areas

Photo of hills above Woodfords on Tuesday. Photo by Babette Mullen DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Voluntary evacuations have been issued for all residents in Leviathan Mine Riad and Holbrook Junction areas. All residents can utilize the Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Community Center as an evacuation site. Emergency warnings are being sent to cell phones followed by emergency personnel warnings. The evacuation location for livestock: The Carson City Fairgrounds/Fuji Park. The park cannot shelter small domestic pets such as dogs and cats. Please provide food for your livestock, as it will not be provided by the facility. It is also encouraged to bring water buckets if possible.

Family copes with losing home in Tamarack Fire

Authorities order evacuation of Blue Lakes Road, Mesa Vista areas

  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation orders for Blue Lakes Road and Mesa Vista areas due to the Tamarack Fire. The Alpine County Sheriff’s Office ordered the mandatory evacuations which are effective immediately and are asking all residents and visitors to leave the area. Blue Lakes Road is off Highway 88 in Hope Valley and crosses the Pacfic Crest Trail several miles down the road at Pleasant Valley Creek. The PCT is also closed in the area. Mesa Vista is north of Highway 88 and northeast of the Woodfords. Google Maps screenshot. Alpine County, in collaboration with Douglas County and Douglas County Community Services, established an evacuation shelter at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center located at 1329 Waterloo Ln., Gardnerville, Nev. It is recommended that any evacuees needing shelter, food or supplies go to the location and register.

Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires

Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires Faith E. Pinho © (Associated Press) Firefighters battle the Sugar fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex fire, in Plumas National Forest last week. (Associated Press) As hot weather continued to bake the state Monday, multiple fires in Northern California increased in size and threatened communities, with the worst two being the Dixie and Tamarack fires. The Tamarack is growing unabated at the California-Nevada state line and has burned more than 23,000 acres since lightning sparked it on July 4. Mandatory evacuations remain in place for several areas in Alpine County, including the small town of Markleeville. It is 0% contained.