GLASS FIRE | NAPA COUNTY, CA
SIT REP 4 | SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 | TUESDAY
INCIDENT SUMMARY | A fast-moving brush fire-turned firestorm ignited on Sunday, September 28th in the Deer Park community near the 3400 block of St. Helena Hwy., in Napa County, California. It is burning about 13 miles northwest of Napa. Fire fuels are timber, brush and tall grass.
CURRENT STATUS | Fire behavior is extreme that is wind-driven with group torching and short-range spotting. Crews have reached a 2% containment status, but 44,600 acres have been destroyed.
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom declared Napa, Sonoma and Shasta counties a State of Emergency.
INCIDENT COOPERATORS | County of Sonoma, Napa Co OES, Napa County Sheriff’s Office, CAL FIRE, City of Santa Rosa, Red Cross Northern California Coastal, San Francisco PD, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, Sonoma County Fire Department, San Marin Fire District, BLM, Sonoma Valley Fire Authority, AMR, OES, PG&E, CDCR, CHP, CAL TRANS, CA State Parks and World Central Kitchen; Joseph Elfelt (fire mapping).
CAL FIRE | PG&E and CAL FIRE crews work to clear a burned out tree that has fallen down on to the roadway.
San Francisco FD | 5 strike teams are working on the Glass and Zogg wildfires
World Central Kitchen | Relief Team at the Sonoma Fairgrounds delivering lunches to evacuees in the Santa Rosa and Petaluma areas. They will be taking volunteers. (Source WCK 9/28/2020)
Eagle Field FD | Crews bring out their restored 1942 Fire engine to hit hot spots in St. Helena. (HEROIC!)
Staffing | There are 2,099 total personnel along with 25 crews, 16 helos, 261 engines, 71 bulldozers and 31 water tenders.
Incident Command | Currently, in Unified Command with CAL FIRE SLU, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Rosa PD and FD.
ALERTS
The previously issued evacuation warning for all areas west of SR29/128 (Foothill Blvd) to the county line, between Diamond Mountain Road and Petrified Forest Road has been upgraded to an evacuation order.
In addition to this evacuation order, there is a new evacuation warning in effect for:
- West of Highway 128 (Foothill Blvd) to the county line
- North of Petrified Forest Road to the county line
Evacuation centers are open at Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 First Street in Napa, CA as well as Napa Valley College at 2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa.
Individuals who are seeking shelter are reminded to bring a face covering, practice good hygiene habits, and adhere to physical distancing. The centers will be open only to individuals who are impacted by the fire evacuations and an address verification will be in place.
Evacuation map: https://arcg.is/05WKKK
Individuals who are seeking shelter are reminded to bring a face covering, practice good hygiene habits, and adhere to physical distancing. The centers will be open only to individuals who are impacted by the fire evacuations and an address verification will be in place.
Address/Location
Napa County OES
1195 3rd St
Napa, CA 94559
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 707-299-1892
(Source: NIXEL – https://local.nixle.com/alert/8272022/)
EVACUATIONS
Napa County Evacuation Information: https://local.nixle.com/napa-county-oes/
City of Calistoga Evacuation Information: https://local.nixle.com/city-of-calistoga/
Sonoma County Evacuation Information: https://local.nixle.com/sonoma-county-sheriffs-office/l
Santa Rosa Evacuation Information: https://local.nixle.com/santa-rosa-police-department/
SHELTERS
Napa County Evacuation Center
- Cross Walk Church: 2590 First Street, Napa, CA
Sonoma County Current Evacuation Center Information:
Petaluma
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds (at capacity) 175 Fairgrounds Drive
- Petaluma Veteran’s Building(at capacity) 1094 Petaluma Blvd. South
- Petaluma Community Center (Limited Space Available) : 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954
- Rohnert Park: Sonoma State University (Congregate shelter and non-congregate dorms with non-congregate dorm priority given to COVID-vulnerable residents) Parking Lot G, Gymnasium, 1801 East Cotati Avenue
Santa Rosa
- A Place to Play (Temporary Evacuation Point) 2375 West 3rd Street
- Finley Community Center (Must pre-screen at a TEP prior to admitting) 2060 W College Avenue
- Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building (Shelter and TEP) 1351 Maple Avenue
Sonoma
- Sonoma Raceway (Temporary Evacuation Point, car sheltering and camping) 29355 Arnold Dr
ROAD CLOSURES
Sonoma County
- For current road closure information in Sonoma County please visit the following link : https://roadclosures-sonomacounty.hub.arcgis.com/Napa County
- For current road closure information in Napa County please visit the following link: https://t.co/bK4p5hxcwlAnimal Evacuations Center(s):
- Napa County: www.napacart.org
- Sonoma County: http://www.sonomacountyfair.com/animal-evacuation.php
Local Emergency Operations Center Information:
- Napa County: https://www.countyofnapa.org/2994/Glass-Fire
- Sonoma County: https://socoemergency.org/emergency/wildfire/
- City of Santa Rosa: https://www.srcity.org/glassfire
(Source: CAL FIRE)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR EVACUEES
Facebook – Mark Yourself Safe – Crisis Response Page
Let your loved ones know that you are safe by visiting Facebook’s Safety Check, The Wildfires in Napa and Sonoma Counties, USA
Find a Red Cross Shelter
https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html
Disaster Recovery
Children-Public Health | State of California
Post0Fire Resources | UCCE Sonoma County
DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
Napa County | There have been 52 homes and 2 businesses destroyed with 17 minor structures damaged.
Sonoma County | 28 homes and 15 other minor structures have been destroyed.
Cost-to-Date | CTD fire suppression and containment status are at a low $1,500,000 but we believe it may be even higher amount. It may take awhile to assess all damage that has occurred in both Counties.
(c) 2020 NW Fire Blog – Updated 9/29/2020 2040 PT
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