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This just in from the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services:
The evacuation advisory issued for the community of Blocksburg on July 31, 2015 is canceled as of 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2015. Cal Fire, assisted by local volunteer departments and responding mutual aid resources from all over the state have made significant progress in the containment of the fires nearest the Blocksburg community. Residents who voluntarily evacuated under the advisory may return to the area. Smoke and reduced air quality may persist throughout the county. Information about current air quality advisories is available from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District at 1-866-287-6329.
There are currently no evacuation advisories or evacuation orders in effect in Humboldt County.
In the meanwhile, though, the Trinity County is ordering and/or advising evacuations in a very large number of communities throughout that county. See the their current full list below:
Down River Area Evacuations:
~Denny Area Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by U S Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Denny and anyone using Denny Road to leave the area. U S Forest Service has advised that due to the amount of fire activity they will not have resources available to conduct future structure protection. Denny Road is passable but use caution due to falling fire debris and rocks.
~Castle Rock Area Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Underwood Mountain Rd, Castle Rock and Hog Ranch including 5 N 40 road, 5 N 07 Road, 5 N 09 Road, Big Lake, hidden Lake, to 5 N 60 Road to Mill Creek Road.
~Mill Creek Rd Voluntary Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for the following area from Highway 299 about 1 mile down Mill Creek Rd.
~Road Closures for Down River Area:
Hard Closure Denny Road @ 7N26 Road
Soft Closures Hwy 299 @ Underwood Mountain Rd
~No Evacuation Center at this time
Mad River/Ruth Area Evacuations:
~Ruth Lake Area Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Mad River Rd from Highway 36 to Three Forks Road area and the back side of the lake on Ruth/Zenia Road to the Ruth Dam.
~ Van Duzen Road Advisory
Advisory Notifications have been requested by U S Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Van Duzen Road from the dump to the intersect of the Ruth Zenia Road. There is potential fire activity moving into this area. Please be prepared for notifications to evacuate.
Road Closures for Mad River Area:
Hard Closure: Hwy 36 @ Forest Glen west to Lower Mad River Rd and Lower Mad River Rd to Ruth/Zenia Rd.
Soft Closure: Ruth/Zenia Rd to Three Forks Area
Red Cross Evacuation Center for Mad River/Ruth is at: Van Duzen Community Center, 591 Van Duzen Road, Mad River
Hayfork Area Evacuations:
~Kingsbury Gulch Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Morgan Hill Rd from Pine St to Kingsbury Gulch Rd, including Kingsbury Rd, Center St, Dirt Rd.
~Mill Gulch Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for the Mill Gulch area.
~Trinity Pines Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Trinity Pines you will need to evacuate to Post Mountain Road to Highway 36 to Red Bluff or Highway 36 to Highway 3 to Hayfork.
~Barker Creek Road Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Barker Creek Road.
~Farmer Ranch Road Voluntary Evacuations
Voluntary Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Farmer Ranch Road
~Morgan Hill Road Voluntary Evacuations
Voluntary Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for residences in the area of Morgan Hill Road in its entirety on both sides and all roads between Morgan Hill Road and the fire burning to the south. Fire activity is extreme and evacuations could become mandatory at any moment.
Road Closures for Hayfork Area:
Hard Closure: Hwy 3 @ Fairgrounds south on Hwy 3 to Hwy 36, Hwy 36 @ Wildwood Rd to all W/B Traffic, and Kingsbury Rd where the pavement ends.
Red Cross Evacuation Center for Hayfork is at: Solid Rock Christian Church, 66 Tule Creek Rd, Hayfork
Hyampom Area Evacuations:
~Corral Bottom Mandatory Evacuations
Mandatory Evacuations have been requested by US Forest Service and ordered by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department for the following areas from the intersection of Road 16 and Road 47 to Road 47 to Road 60 and Road 60 into Hyampom.
~Hyampom Area
As a result of extreme fire danger and evacuations orders in the Hyampom Area, if you are a resident of and are evacuating, you will need to lease the area using Hyampom Road into Hayfork as Road 60 and Road 47 are closed due to fire activity.
Also Mandatory Evacuations for the Hyampom Areas of:
~End of Kerlin Creek Rd
~Skunk Ranch Area
Voluntary Evacuation Notices for the Hyampom Area
~Manzanita Ranch Area has been reduced to voluntary
Road Closures for Hyampom Area:
Hard Closure: Intersection of Road 16 & Road 47
Red Cross Evacuation Center for Hayfork is at: Solid Rock Christian Church, 66 Tule Creek Rd, Hayfork