Updatge 8:45 p.m.
The Butte County Sheriff's Office has again expanded the area under an evacuation warning from the Potters Fire.
At 8 p.m., the sheriff's office added Glen Drive to Highway 162, Highway 162 to Canyon Drive, and Canyon Drive north to the Oroville Dam as the latest area under threat from the fire. All previous evacuation warnings and orders remain.
As of 8:30 p.m., the Potters Fire had ballooned to 1,000 acres in size and was 0% contained.
Update: 7:10 p.m.
Authorities have called for mandatory evacuations as firefighters continue to battle a series of fires in Butte County.
The Potters Fire was added as part of the Butte Lightning Complex Fire, a series of 29 fires burning northeast of Oroville. The 29 fires have burned about 100 acres and have 0% containment.
Current mandatory evacuation orders include:
- Evacuations on the north side of Orange Avenue from the roundabout to Long Bar Road to include residents on the north side of Long Bar Road all the way to the Feather River.
- Evacuations on Potters Ravine Drive and Oregon Gulch Road, west to Cherokee Road, and all roads in between, south to the Feather River.
Evacuation warnings include:
- The intersection of Table Mountain Blvd. and Montgomery Street east to Oroville Dam Blvd. and from Oroville Dam Blvd. to Rusty Dusty Road, and all roads north to the Feather River
- Canyon Drive going east to Loafer Creek Road and from Olive Highway north to Lake Oroville
Update 3 p.m.
Authorities are expanding the evacuation warning area for the Potters Fire burning in Butte County.
The sheriff's office says the new evacuation warning area includes Canyon Drive going east to Loafer Creek Road, and from Olive Highway north to Lake Oroville.
All previous evacuation areas remain in effect.
Original:
The Butte County Sheriff's Office has issued an evacuation warning for the Potters Ravine Drive area due to a vegetation fire in the area.
The Potters Ravine Fire is the largest fire in the Butte unit at 40 acres at this time.
The warning, beginning at 12:40 p.m. on Monday, spans from Oregon Gulch Road toward Lake Oroville and from Oregon Gulch Road up to Oregon City Trail.
People with disabilities, access, or other needs that might require additional time to evacuate are urged to leave now.
