Saturday Morning Update: CAL FIRE: 48 Acres with 100% Containment
Friday Evening Update: CAL FIRE: 48 Acres with 95% Containment
Friday Morning Update: CAL FIRE: 48 Acres with 90% Containment
Thursday Evening Update: CAL FIRE; 48 Acres with 80% Containment
Thursday Morning Update: Mariposa County Sheriff's Office; All Mandatory Evacuations have been lifted. Ben Hur Road is open with no restrictions. Please continue to avoid the area if possible. Fire crews are still working in the area and fire equipment remains in and around the fire area.
Thursday Morning Update: CAL FIRE; 48 Acres with 55% Containment
Update 7:00 P.M. Per CALFIRE: Fire at 35 acres and 5% containment.
Ben Fire
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Incident Type |
Wildfire |
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Start Date |
2020-07-15 |
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Last Updated |
2020-07-15 18:58:08 |
|
Admin Unit |
CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit |
|
County |
Mariposa |
|
Location |
Ben Hur Road and Buckeye Road, South of Mariposa |
|
Acres Burned |
35 |
|
Percent Contained |
5% |
Update 6:30 P.M. Per CALFIRE: Fire at 30 acres and 0% containment.
|
Incident Type |
Wildfire |
|
Start Date |
2020-07-15 |
|
Last Updated |
2020-07-15 16:44:16 |
|
Admin Unit |
CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit |
|
County |
Mariposa |
|
Location |
Ben Hur Road and Buckeye Road, South of Mariposa |
|
Acres Burned |
30 |
|
Percent Contained |
0% |
Update 5:30 P.M. Evacuation Order remains in place. If you live in the affected area please visit the New Life Christian Church on Cole Rd. and Check in with the Red Cross for services.
Update 5:10 P.M. Per scanner: Tankers released, lines looking good.
Map of the Area- https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9cdac8da837f4ef3b9abd8d0a67ec7d4
July 15, 2020 - Ben Fire - 4:00 P.M. - Ben Fire: 7/15/20 Mandatory Evacuation Order.
A Mandatory Evacuation Order has been issued for the following areas: All homes on Ben Hur Rd. from Green Hills Rd. to Silver Bar Rd. only the Odd Number addresses. (West Side)
Evacuation Location: New Life Christian Center 5089 Cole Rd., Mariposa, CA 95338
Road Closure: Ben Hur Rd. from Buckeye Rd. to Silver Bar Rd.
If you are in the fire area and do not feel safe, please do not wait to be notified please exit the area immediately.
3:45 P.M. - Evacuations in process, details to come. (Deputies currently going door to door in affected area)
3:40 P.M. - Lots of responding units please avoid the area if possible.
3:20 P.M. - Fire reported on Ben Hur Rd. near Buckeye Rd. with powerlines down, please avoid the area.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-Bullion
Alert Details
Severity: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency: Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category: Fire suppression and rescue
Event Description: Wildfire
Source: Mariposa County Sheriff's Office
