![]() ![]() Here is a map of the evacuation zones in Paradise, in case you’re not sure where your zone is. Click here to look up your zone by address. Or see a larger version of the Paradise Evacuation Zone map here. Town of ParadiseOne way evacuation page from Paradise.Įvacuation warnings have also been issued for the Lower Neal and Upper Honey Run zones, and Butte Creek Canyon as of late Thursday morning. ![]() Small animals can be evacuated to the Old County Hospital at 2279 Del Oro and Mo, Suite E.Neighborhood Church on 2801 Notre Dame Blvd.Pacific on Thursday, Butte County California reported that this shelter was full.) Oroville Nazarene Church at 2238 Monte Vista Ave.Large animals can be evacuated to the Butte County Fairgrounds at 199 E.Here are some evacuation centers in the area: If you’re not sure if you’re in an evacuation area, call 911. The Chico Elks Lodge (1705 Manzanita Ave in Chico, California) opened as a shelter at 8:30 p.m.A shelter is now open at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds (442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City).in Gridley) has been opened as a general evacuation center. on Thursday.“Volunteer organizations, including have been working to relocate and shelter animals from the fire area,” tweeted Butte Cal Fire. “We couldn’t have accomplished as much as we have over the past week without their help.” The Camp Fire raging in Butte County is now known to have claimed 48 lives–six were found yesterday in residences that had been overrun by flames. The number is expected to rise as teams comb through ashes in search of those not yet accounted for nearly a week later.Īround 7,600 homes and around 260 businesses have been destroyed. More have been damaged. Check out the online Camp Fire Structure Status map for more. Overnight the fire continued to grow but calmer winds moderated its spread. Today, it is estimated to have reached 135,000 acres and is about 35% contained. ![]() Over 52,000 people have been evacuated many of them with no homes to return to once the fire is out.īelow we have maps and a breakdown of what to expect. While this may look like a monstrous fire bearing down on the town of Stirling City, it is actually a protective wall of backfire that has been put in place with the help of local firefighter Diana Totten who is a Division U Supervisor. “Those backfires are a very good strategy…Now the fuels are gone ahead of the coming fire.” “We use fire to fight fire,” explained Humboldt County resident Diana Totten who is the Division U Supervisor. She said, “We work with a lot of dynamics–the fuel, the weather, the topography, and the personnel. ” Each of them have to have the right conditions for the backfires work correctly, she said. It takes hundreds of people all going with one goal in mind.” “The biggest dynamic needed for success is having people who are really well trained. She said her crews are doing phenomenal work. “I’m still finding animals that have been locked in houses and horses with phone numbers spray-painted on their side.” However, the destruction and horror of the catastrophic wildfire can be hard on crews in the area, she said. The burned buildings, the animals suffering, and the weight of knowing how much fellow humans have lost is difficult, she explained. ![]()
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