Update: Dove Fire Acreage Holds, 10 Percent Containment

Update at 6:11 p.m.: The fire is now 10 percent contained; crews will continue working on containment into the evening hours. The evacuation orders and warnings remain unchanged.

Update at 1:59 p.m.: Highway 108 is now fully open. Below are the updated evacuation orders and warnings.

Evacuation Orders include areas of

Update at 11:53 a.m.: Here is the latest from the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office regarding the Dove Fire burning in Sonora in Tuolumne County. The acreage is holding at 223, with no containment. The blaze broke out just before 3 p.m. on Sunday (7/26/26) on Highway 108 near Mill Villa Road, forcing evacuations and road closures in downtown Sonora. Deputies will be patrolling the areas under evacuation throughout the day as fire personnel continue to work the fire.

Below are the Mandatory EVACUATIONS taking place for the following areas:

• Golden Dove
• Crooked Lane
• Stockton Road from HWY 108 to Forest Road
• Symons Lane
• Southgate Drive
• Hill Street
• Sonora Ave
• Fair Street
• Gerrymander Avenue
• West Lytton
• Olive Street
• Maple Street
• High Street
• Bulwer Street
• West Sunset Street
• Toby Street
• June Street
• West Church Lane
• Knowles Hill Drive

Evacuation WARNINGS:

• McKibbon Drive
• Martha Lane
• Outlook Drive
• South side of Mono Way from Greenley Road to Washington Street

Road Closures:

• HWY 108 is still one-lane traffic between Stockton Road and Wigwam Road.
• Washington Street is open, but the side streets on the west side from Symons Lane to Stockton Road are closed.
• Stockton Road is open to Forest Road
• Southgate Drive is closed

Update at 10:20 a.m.: CAL FIRE updated the resources on scene for the Dove Fire. They noted that numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the state are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow. Latest resource information:

Evacuation WARNINGS:

• McKibbon Drive
• Martha Lane
• Outlook Drive
• South side of Mono Way from Greenley Road to Washington Street
• West Lytton
• Olive Street
• Maple Street
• High Street
• Bulwer Street
• West Sunset Street
• Toby Street
• June Street
• West Church Lane
• Knowles Hill Drive

Road Closures:

• HWY 108 is still one-lane traffic between Stockton Road and Wigwam Road.
• Washington Street is open, but the side streets on the west side from Symons Lane to Stockton Road are closed.
• Stockton Road is open to Forest Road
• Southgate Drive is closed

Evacuation Center:

• Tuolumne CRC is the evacuation center. For those who are evacuated, you may keep your small animals (dogs, cats). 18241 Bay Ave, Tuolumne, CA 95379
• The Tuolumne County Transit Center (12879 Justice Ctr Dr, Sonora, CA 95370) is open as a cooling center/location for fresh air for the unhoused individuals in our community as well as those at Camp Justice.

Animal Evacuations:

• Temporary animal evacuation shelter is located at Animal Control, 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown

• Large animal evacuation center is at the Posse Grounds, 19130 Rawhide Rd, Jamestown

The public is asked to avoid the area, as emergency responders will be in the area working.

Original post at 5:47 a.m.: Sonora, CA—The acreage is holding, and crews gained slight containment overnight on the Dove Fire burning in Sonora in Tuolumne County.

The Dove Fire broke out just before 3 p.m. on Sunday (7/26/26) on Highway 108 near Mill Villa Road, forcing evacuations and road closures in downtown Sonora. Additionally, as we reported last night, CAL FIRE spokesperson Emily Kilgore tells Central Sierra Broadcasting that two firefighters were injured and taken for evaluation by medical personnel.

CAL FIRE updates this morning that the fire is 223 acres and one percent contained. Some evacuation orders have been downgraded, and roadways reopened. Those include the Mandatory Evacuation for Beretta Street from Washington/Restano/Mono to Lyons Road, which has been downgraded to a Warning. All other orders and warnings remain in place this morning. Highway 108 reopened last night to one-lane traffic control between Stockton Street and Wigwam Road. North Washington Street is open to Bradford Street but closed from there to Highway 108. Additionally, the highway has opened between Washington Street and Mono Way and between Stockton Street and 5th Ave in Jamestown.

Below is the latest information on remaining evacuations, road closures, and shelters.

Mandatory EVACUATIONS are in the following areas:

• McKibbon Drive
• -Golden Dove Lane
• Crooked Lane
• Southgate Rd
• Stockton Rd
• Silver Pine Ln
• South Side of Mono Way from Greenley to Washington
• Golden Dove
• The Silos (on Washington St) to Hospital Rd

Evacuation WARNINGS

• S. Washington St. to Barretta St.
• Martha Ln
• Outlook Dr
• S. Stewart St
• -S. Shepherd St
• -Baretta St
• Washington St from Highway 108 to Bradford St
• Beretta St. from Washington/Restano/Mono to Lyons Rd
• Road Closures:
• Washington St from Highway 108 to Bradford
• -Forest at Sylvan
• -Stockton at 108
• -Stockton at Bradford
• -Stockton at Solynski
• -Stockton at Green

Evacuation Center:

Tuolumne CRC is the evacuation center. For those who are evacuated, you may keep your small animals (dogs, cats). 18241 Bay Ave, Tuolumne, CA 95379

The Tuolumne County Transit Center (12879 Justice Ctr Dr, Sonora, CA 95370) is open as a cooling center/location for fresh air for the unhoused individuals in our community as well as those at Camp Justice.

Animal Evacuations:

• Temporary animal evacuation shelter is located at Animal Control: 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown, CA 95327
• Large animal evacuation center is at the Posse Grounds, 19130 Rawhide Rd, Jamestown, CA 95327

The resources on scene include:

• Engines: 22
• Water Tenders: 3
• Helicopters: 3
• Dozers 4
• Hand Crews 5
• Total Personnel: 225

Please avoid the area, as emergency responders will be working in the area.