Update: Fire In Mariposa County Near Lake Don Pedro, Evacuations
Update at 6:20 p.m.: The Pedro Fire burning near Lake Don Pedro is 900 acres, and there is no containment. There are 500 structures and powerlines threatened. CAL Fire reports it is moving at “a moderate or dangerous rate of spread.” They report that there is an increase in fire behavior with short-range spotting and limited access for fire crews on the ground. PG&E is reporting that 752 customers in the area of the blaze have lost power.
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
- Piney Creek Rd
- Arbolada Rd
Evacuation Warnings
- North Side of Hwy. 132 from Merced Falls to Jones Rd
- South Side of Hwy 132 from Jones Rd. to Horseshoe Bend, Including Horseshoe Bend Rec area
- Barrett Cove Marina and Recreation area
The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation warning for Barrett’s Cove Boat Launch Area. Additionally, the Red Cross is opening a shelter at the New Life Christian Fellowship (5089 Cole Rd., Mariposa) for evacuees affected by the Pedro Fire in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. As earlier reported, Mariposa County Health & Human Services has opened a Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP) at the Coulterville VFW Hall (5019 Main St., Coulterville) to serve as a staging area and information hub as evacuees determine their immediate needs, including sheltering.
Resources on scene include 300 personnel, including 22 engines, 4 hand crews, 3 water tenders, 6 dozers, 5 helicopters, and 20 others.
Update at 3:45 p.m.: The Pedro Fire now spans more than 600 acres. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation warning for Barrett’s Cove Boat Launch Area. Additionally, the Red Cross is opening a shelter at the New Life Christian Fellowship (5089 Cole Rd., Mariposa) for evacuees affected by the Pedro Fire in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. As earlier reported, Mariposa County Health & Human Services has opened a Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP) at the Coulterville VFW Hall (5019 Main St., Coulterville) to serve as a staging area and information hub as evacuees determine their immediate needs, including sheltering. Further details on evacuations can be viewed below.
Update at 2:55 p.m.: The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Mariposa County Health & Human Services will be opening a temporary evacuation center at 3:30 p.m. at the Coulterville VFW Hall, 5019 Main Street in Coulterville. Further details on the Pedro Fire burning along Piney Creek Road south of Highway 132 in the Granite Springs area of Mariposa County, including evacuation information, can be viewed below. Click here for an evacuation map that includes warnings for some areas along Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County.
Update at 2:40 p.m.: Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office is reporting evacuation warnings for the Pedro Fire burning along Piney Creek Road south of Highway 132 in the Granite Springs area of Mariposa County. The warnings are for the north side of Hwy. 132 from Merced Falls Road to Jones Road and the south side of Hwy. 132 from Jones Road to Horseshoe Bend, including the Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area. Currently, there is no designated evacuation center.
Update at 2:30 p.m.: The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office reports a new evacuation order for Arbolada Road. One was already issued for Piney Creek Road. The Pedro Fire is currently estimated to be more than 379 acres burning in some grass along Piney Creek Road south of Highway 132 in the Granite Springs area of Mariposa County, near the Tuolumne County line. Further details on the fire are below.
Original post at 2 p.m.: Granite Springs, CA — CAL Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Units are assisting in fighting the Pedro Fire near Lake Don Pedro. CAL Fire reports that the blaze is estimated at more than 100 acres and burning along the west end of Piney Creek Road near Merced Falls Road and south of Highway 132. in the Granite Springs area of Mariposa County, near the Tuolumne County line.
The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office is reporting evacuation orders for Piney Creek Road. They add that deputies are currently on the scene, actively evacuating residents in the area. Currently, there are no identified temporary evacuation points that have been established.
