Ten Sonoma County zones are now under immediate, mandatory evacuation Sunday, October 27, 2019 due to the 30,000-acre Kincade Fire. Most residents in Santa Rosa, Calif., through the Russian River community and to the coastal towns of Bodega Bay and Jenner are being told to leave immediately.
Residents in all 10 Sonoma County designated evacuation zones are now under orders to leave immediately.
Cal Fire officials again expanded evacuation orders Sunday at 7 a.m. as the Kincade Fire reached a 30,000-acre burn zone with only 10 percent containment. According to the Sonoma County Emergency Alert site, approximately 180,000 people have been ordered to leave the following areas immediately:
Evacuation centers have been established in the following locations; however some are quickly filling or are already at capacity:
Large animals can be brought to the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds.
Highway 101 has been reopened to traffic between Santa Rosa and Cloverdale in both directions so residents can evacuate, the California Highway Patrol said.
The high winds are adding dangerous momentum to an already raging fire. The National Weather Service reported gusts in Healdsburg as high as 90 mph Sunday morning. Several other fires have erupted Sunday throughout the greater Bay Area, including in Oakley, Vallejo and Clayton.
Cal Fire is still reporting a total of 79 structures destroyed, but anticipate that number grow substantially. More than 3,000 fire personnel are assisting the effort.
Last modified October 27, 2019 10:03 am
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