FIRE LOCATION

  • El Dorado County
  • Near Pollock Pines

INCIDENT SUMMARY, CURRENT STATUS

  • Start 9/13 1342 hours
  • Burning in steep terrain in the South Fork of the American River Canyon and Silver Creek Canyon,
  • North of the community of Pollock Pines
  • Fire nearly tripled in size making a run to the northeast yesterday of over 10 miles up the Rubicon Canyon towards Hell Hole Reservoir.
  • Spot fires were observed up to 3 miles ahead of the fire front and have moved into Placer County.
  • California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 is in Unified Command with CAL FIRE, Eldorado National Forest, and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
  • Cause is Arson **

** King Fire Arson Suspect Arrested on September 18, 2014 **

Camino – CAL FIRE and United States Forest Service (USFS) law enforcement officers, in
conjunction with the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the El Dorado County
Sheriff’s Office, arrested a Pollock Pines man on suspicion of arson in connection with the King Fire.

Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, of Pollock Pines was booked into the El Dorado County Jail
for arson on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Federal, State and Local law enforcement officers work diligently in arson cases to aggressively investigate and prosecute those suspected of intentionally starting fires.

As fire danger remains extreme across California, arson is a major threat to both life, property and natural resources. Residents should be vigilant in their preparedness and aware of suspicious persons when a fire does start. If you witness someone suspicious make note of the time, his or her physical description, as well as any vehicle description, including the license plate number.

Always contact law enforcement, never approach a suspicious person. Anyone with information about arson is urged to contact the CAL FIRE Arson Hotline at 1-800-468-4408.  Callers can remain anonymous.

The King fire has destroyed nearly 71,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 3,000 people. Over 3,600 firefighters are on the front lines battling the blaze. More Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. declared a State of Emergency in El Dorado County where the
King fire is burning (link to declaration) and has secured federal funding to help with the cost of fighting the fire (link) which has exceeded $10 million dollars to date.

  • 12,000 single residences threatened
  • 9,000 minor structures threatened
  • 73,184 acres burned
  • 2 injuries
  • 10% contained
  • 2819 people evacuated

EVACUATION ORDERS

  • Contact for updated info: El Dorado County Sheriff’s blog (pio.edso.org) and web page at:www.edcgov.us/Government/El_Dorado_County_King_Fire_Information.aspx.
  • The hotline phone number [Sheriffs Office]  is (530) 642-7263. The hotline will be available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Monday – Friday. Voicemail is available outside of the hotline hours.
  • The evacuation shelter is located at the Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3520 Carson Road in Camino.

Mandatory

  • Crystal Basin – Hwy 50 east of Fresh Pond to Icehouse
  • North on Icehouse Road to Wentworth Springs
  • West to just above Quintette
  • Includes campgrounds and businesses
  • Union Valley Reservoir area
  • Yellow Jacket Campground
  • Wolf Creek Campground
  • Stumpy Meadows Campground
  • Fashoda Campground
  • Big Hill Lookout Road
  • Big Hill Road
  • Blodgett Forest Road
  • Bridle Path Way
  • Forest Road
  • Frontier Road
  • Helix Flat Ave
  • Icehouse Road (west side)
  • Jones Fork Power House Road
  • Middle Loop Road
  • Mosquito Road
  • Onion Valley Road
  • Outer Limits Lane
  • Little Silver Road
  • Loop road
  • Peavine Point Road
  • Peavine ridge Road
  • Plum Creek Road
  • Piolet Creek Road
  • Robbs Peak Road
  • Sand Mountain Road
  • SMUDEA (permittee site)
  • Spring Road
  • Sunset Drive
  • Tricometric Trail
  • Wentworth Springs (south side, east of Pilot Creek Road)
  • 11 Pines Road
  • The entire community of Swansboro
  • North of the South Fork of the American River between Brushy Creek and Rock Creek
  • The eastside of Forebay Road from King of the Mountain Road to Pony Express Trail
  • All roads north of Pony Express Trail from Forebay Road east through Bullion Bend
  • White Meadows Road and Spring Valley Road

Voluntary  Evacuation Advisories

  • The mandatory closure to all residences south of Highway 50 between Fresh Pond and Riverton has been changed to a voluntary advisory.
  • All evacuations have been lifted for the communities of Gold Ridge and Lakewood Spring.
  • For residences south of Highway 50 between Fresh Pond and Riverton the advisory has been downgraded to voluntary.
  • Volcanoville
  • Quintette
  • Residents located west of Forebay Road from Blair Road to Pony Express Trail
  • Badger Hill Road
  • Marmot Road
  • Lucky Mine Road
  • Old Blair Mill Road
  • Apple Creek court
  • Applemont Ranch
  • Chickaree Lane
  • Longs Creek
  • Quick Silver Road
  • Quick Silver Court
  • Baltimore Road

CLOSURES

Roads

  • Granite Springs
  • Ice House Road (east side)
  • Pickett Pen Road
  • Rubicon Trail
  • Windmiller Trail
  • Wrights Lake Road including all Forest Service roads, trails, and access roads in the Crystal Basin recreation area between Ice House Road and Desolation Wilderness
  • North of the Highway 50 corridor
  • Ice House Reservoir
  • Loon Lake
  • Rockbound Lake
  • Rubicon Reservoir
  • White Meadows at Ice House Road
  • Rock Creek at 193
  • Mosquito Road at Union Ridge Road
  • Highway 50 (Sly Park to Union Ridge)
  • Forebay at Deep Haven
  • Forebay at Blair is open to residents only
  • Canyon Edge at Randolph Canyon (hard closure by CHP)
  • Ice House Road from Highway 50 to Wentworth Springs Road
  • Wentworth Springs Road from Quintette to Ice House Road

Areas

  • King Fire Area

SHELTER

  • Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3520 Carson Road in Camino *new location*
  • Red Cross Evacuation center is located at 6530 Wentworth Springs Road, Georgetown, CA 95634.

RESOURCES

  • 3842 personnel
  • 327 engines
  • 99 fire crews
  • 15 helos
  • 49 dozers
  • 80 water tenders
  • 5 IMT

INCIDENT COOPERATORS

  • CHP
  • Red Cross
  • Cal OES
  • El Dorado Irrigation District
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District
  • Sierra Pacific Industries
  • Placer County Sheriff’s Office
  • PG&E
  • Placer County Water Agency
  • Placer County OES
  • El Dorado County Animal Services

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