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Update #2 : Dove Fire Containment Climbs, Some Evacuations Lifted

Update at 11:30 a.m.: Here is the latest from CAL FIRE on evacuations for the Dove Fire, burning in Sonora. The acreage is holding at 225, with 25 percent containment.

Areas No Longer Under Any Evacuation:

– Residences and businesses on the north side of Stockton Road east of Nancy’s Hope

Evacuation Orders:

  • Golden Dove
  • Silver Pine Drive
  • Symons Lane
  • Southgate Drive
  • Hill Street
  • Sonora Ave
  • Fair Street
  • Gerrymander Avenue
  • West Sunset Street
  • Mill Villa Court

Evacuation Warnings:

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

Roads:

  • Stockton Road is open to Nancy’s Hope (closed from HWY 108 to Nancy’s Hope)
  • Southgate Drive is closed
  • Symons Lane at Washington Street
  • West Sunset Street at High Street

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 blaze broke out on Sunday afternoon along Highway 108 near Mill Villa Road. Deputies will be patrolling the areas under evacuation throughout the day as personnel continue to fight the Fire. The public is asked to avoid the area as emergency responders are in the area working.

Original post at 8 a.m.: Sonora, CA—CAL FIRE reports that the acreage is holding this morning while the containment has climbed.

The blaze broke out on Sunday afternoon along Highway 108 near Mill Villa Road. CAL FIRE reports that overnight, crews worked towards increasing containment. Continued efforts today will widen and strengthen the fire’s perimeter.

Evacuation Orders are in the following areas:

  • Golden Dove Lane
  • Silver Pine Drive
  • Stockton Road from HWY 108 to Ponderosa Drive
  • Southgate Drive
  • Hill Street
  • Sonora Ave
  • Fair Street
  • Gerrymander Ave
  • West Sunset Street
  • Symons Lane

Evacuation Warnings:

Evacuation Warnings issued for the following areas:

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

Road Closures:

HWY 108 is Fully Open

S. 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 Ponderosa Lane from S. Washington Street

Southgate Drive is closed

Below are the resources on scene:

  • Engines: 22
  • Water Tenders: 3
  • Total Personnel: 221