Credit: CHP
Update: 6:45 P.M. - 1,000 acres - 25% contained
September 27, 2016 - Per: CAL FIRE
Marshes Fire Incident Information: | ||
Last Updated: | September 27, 2016 6:45 pm | |
Date/Time Started: | September 26,2016 12:15 pm | |
Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | |
County: | Tuolumne County | |
Location: | off Hwy. 49 and Marshes Flat Road north of Don Pedro Reservoir | |
Acres Burned - Containment: | 1,000 acres - 25% contained | |
Structures Threatened: | Immediate threat to structures | |
Evacuations: | Moccasin Ranch Estates (14 homes)Evacuation Center is located at the Hacienda at 5182 Fuentes de Flores, La Grange, CA 95329. |
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Road Closures: | Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Marshes Flat Road to re-open to residents only at 6:00 p.m. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department will maintain the roadblock. | |
Cooperating Agencies: | Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department, CHP, PG&E, OES, BLM, CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service, City and County of San Francisco – Hetchy Hetchy Water & Power; equipment, crews and overhead personnel from 68 different agencies; aircraft from 21 different agencies. | |
Total Fire Personnel: | 850 | |
Total Fire Engines: | 79 | |
Total Fire Crews: | 30 | |
Total Airtankers: | 6 | |
Total Helicopters: | 6 | |
Total Dozers: | 27 | |
Total Water Tenders: | 9 | |
Long/Lat: | -120.32484/37.79635 | |
Conditions: | PG&E restoring power coinciding with the re-opening of Marshes Flat Road to residents only. Conditions continue to be hot and dry. Steep, rugged terrain making this fire difficult to access. Air and ground resources continue constructing containment lines. The Red Cross shelter at the Hacienda will be closed down | |
Phone Numbers | (209) 754-5527 (Fire Information ) |