FIRE LOCATION
- El Dorado NF
- In canyon of the South Fork of the American River Canyon, Silver Creek Canyon &nd Rubicon Canyon
- North of the community of Pollock Pines. The fire has crossed into Placer County. The fire is approaching the Tahoe National Forest north of the Eldorado National Forest.
INCIDENT SUMMARY
- Start 9/13
- Arson caused
- Suspect Arrested 9/18/14 & is in Custody
- Bail set at $10 Million
FIRE STATUS
- 10% contained
- 81,944 acres
- The fire has crossed into Placer County.
- Approaching the Tahoe National Forest north of the Eldorado National Forest
- 2,819 homes evacuated
- 21,000 structures threatened including 12,000 residences
![Congressman Tom McClintock getting a morning briefing on the King Fire from Operations Section Chief Keith Garolla, CA Incident Management Team 5 [Photo Credit: King Fire IMT via Facebook]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6.jpg)
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RESOURCES
- 4,901 personnel
- 379 engines
- 137 fire crews
- 21 helos
- 77 dozers
- 78 water tenders
- 5 IMT
- Ventura County FD [7 engines & overhead team]
- ConFire Engine 22
![Fire Info Board [Photo Credit: King Fire IMT via Facebook]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7.jpg)
- EDSO
- CHP
- American Red Cross
- Cal OES
- El Dorado Irrigation District
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- PG&E
- El Dorado County Animal Control
- Sierra Pacific Industries
- Ventura County FD
- Pala Alto FD
- Alameda County FD
- Mountain View FD
![View of 6 a.m. operational briefing for overhead and supervisors of firefighting personnel. 4,425 people are assigned to the King Fire [Photo Credit: King Fire IMT via Facebook]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/8.jpg)
- White Meadows area: pending damage assessment on number of residences.
- Additional Info: County CAO’s office – call 530-642-7263 or email KingFireElDoradoCounty@gmail.com.
![0530 9/20 in the eating area where the day shift is having breakfast before heading out to the fire. [[[ These are your Heroes! ]]] Photo Credit: King Fire IMT](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10.jpg)
- El Dorado County Sheriff’s blog (pio.edso.org) OR http://www.edcgov.us/Government/El_Dorado_County_King_Fire_Information.aspx [Evacuation Info Line]
- Shelter: Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3520 Carson Road, Camino, CA 95709.
![Lead PIOs coordination meeting on assignments of personnel to N & S Zones [Photo Credit: King Fire IMT via Facebook page]](https://thenwfireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/51.jpg)
- The hotline phone number 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. Information will also be updated via the County’s Twitter @CountyElDorado and Facebook.
2014 The NW Fire Blog
[ Editor’s Note: Info is gleaned from several websites and sources. We do not claim rights to any of the content or photographs in this post and have viewed info for any possible copyright infringements. ]
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Thank you for you coverage on the King Fire in California. My uncle who is now 89 years old was a CDF man years ago. He lives in Idaho now. The area burning was his old stomping grounds. He is full of great stories about his days in the California Department of Forestry. I have been sending print copies of your blog because he says he doesn’t have any need for the new fangled stuff (computers). Please do an update in the fire since the rainfall.
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Thank you for following us and our blog posts. We are so glad to hear great feedback and sorry to hear some terrible news how the #KingFire has destroyed so many acres and lives. We’ll be doing another post soon. Thanks again!
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