Published July 4, 2024, Thursday, 2150 hours PT

A wildfire named the FRENCH FIRE was ignited from an unknown source this evening at 1833 hours PT on French Camp Road at Hwy 49 in Mariposa (Mariposa), California has prompted mandatory, and evacuation warnings now in effect.

Photo Courtesy: PG&E

Mandatory Evacuations:

  • Hospital Rd- From Silver Creek to the End (up the mountain)
  • Grosjean Rd
  • Alta Vista Rd
  • Avoca Vale
  • Old Hwy North from 140 to Wild Peach including Wild Peach both sides of the roadway
  • Slaughterhouse Rd
  • Williams Road
  • Hospital Road
  • Smith Rd from Hwy 140 to Hospital Rd
  • Campbell Road
  • Pine Street
  • Dexter View
  • All of Jones Street
  • Bullion Street- East Side Only from Hwy 140 to the end of the town area. This includes all side roads that run between Jones and Bullion including 3rd Street – 13th Street

Evacuation Warnings:

This is not a Mandatory Evacuation, it is simply a warning of fire in the area and a possible need to evacuate quickly should fire conditions change. Residents should begin to plan and prepare. – ,Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

  • Parts of Hwy140
  • Lakeview Rd
  • Old Hwy North from Wild Peach to 10th Street
  • Jones Road from Hwy 140 to 10th Street
  • Stockton Creek Area

Shelter in Place:

  • JCF Hospital
  • Yosemite Inn
  • Quality Inn

Temporary Evacuation Point:

  • New Life Christian Church, 5089 Cole Rd, Mariposa.

Closed:

  • Hwy 140 from Smith Rd to East Whitlock.

Fire Camera:

Camera View- https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/…

Current Status:

The fire has now burned through 400 acres of brush and there is a 0% containment status.

Resources:

Incident Cooperators include CAL FIRE Madera-Marioposa-Merced, CA OES Intel 12 and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office.

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