GEYSERVILLE, Calif. — The Kincade Fire exploded in Sonoma County late Wednesday night, putting thousands of people at risk.
As 2,000 people in the town of Geyserville evacuated, schools near the town made the decision to cancel classes.
Initially, four school districts closed in response to the fire and two of the closest school districts to the fire, Alexander Valley School District and Geyserville Unified School District, were already closed due to PG&E's power shutoffs.
The school districts that closed because of the fire were:
- Healdsburg Unified School District
- Cloverdale Unified School District
- West Side School District
Many other schools are still determining if they will be open or closed based on the changing fire conditions air quality and power outages, Jamie Hansen, spokesperson for the Sonoma County Office of Education, said.
School districts that are expected to remain closed because of the fire include:
- Alexander Valley School District
- Geyserville Unified School District
- Healdsburg School District - closing for minimum school day due to air quality.
- Healdsburg Elementary will close at noon with bus pickup
- Fitch Mountain Campus and Healdsburg Junior High will close at 12:15 p.m. with 12:30 p.m. bus pickup
- Healdsburg High School will close at 12:00 p.m. with 12:45 p.m. bus pickup
- Horicon School District
- Kashia School District
Santa Rosa City Schools and Ricon Valley School District plan to be back in session on Friday.
Hansen said that from the Sonoma County Office of Education they can see the fire burning.
"Hopefully it doesn't grow," Hansen said. "It's not smoky yet. We are also watching the smoke and air quality."
Should the air quality worsen, the school districts will have to decide if they will close again. Hansen said that the school districts are also increasing the amount of therapy and therapy dogs available to students.
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