The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has ordered mandatory evacuations and warnings due to a fast-growing and out-of-control wildfire in northwest Sonoma County late Wednesday night.
Sheriff’s officials have ordered residents of Geysers Road to state Highway 128, Pine Flat Road and Red Winery Road as of 10:34 p.m.
In addition, residents of Geyserville and in north Healdsburg are under an evacuation warning.
The fire had burned at least 300 acres as of 10:30 p.m. in Sonoma County, Cal Fire officials said. It was first reported at about 9:30 p.m. off Kincade Road east of Cloverdale.
The fire is burning in a southerly direction in windy conditions.
1044 pm | Latest GOES-West IR imagery (channel 7) shows the heat signature and growth of the #fire in northern Sonoma County. Timelapse begins at 9:21 pm PDT through 10:41 pm PDT, one minute per frame. #CAwx #CAFire pic.twitter.com/KZaiwaZ5Su
— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) October 24, 2019
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