PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. — A wildfire in Plumas County is triggering additional evacuations as fire crews continue their fight against the blaze.
The so-called Sheep Fire has burned 23,423 acres and prompted multiple evacuation orders in the area.
Fire crews have been working to secure the west flank of the fire and are also providing structure protection. Dry fuels, low humidities, and steep terrain are making the fire fight a challenging one.
Evacuations
Mandatory evacuation orders
- Old Archery Road, Old Scotts Logging Road, Childrens Road, and Oak Mountain Drive. The south side of Richmond Road from Gold Run Road to Circle Drive.
- Cable Line Road and all roads accessed by Cable Line
- Cheney Creek Road and all roads accessed by Cheney Creek Road.
- Everything South of Richmond Road to Highway 395 and all roads in between are under Mandatory Evacuation Order.
- South of Richmond Road and west of Diamond Crest and all connecting roads are under Mandatory Evacuation Order
- Everything west of Elysian Valley Road and Wingfield Road including all connecting roads are now under Mandatory Evacuation Order.
- Wingfield Road west to Bass Hill Road and all connecting roads in between including Wingfield Road east all the way to Main Street Janesville are now under Mandatory Evacuation Order.
- Gem Drive, Pearl Circle, and all roads accessed by those roads are under Mandatory Evacuation Order
- Residences in the Susan Hills area from Gold Run Road to Bauer Rd and including Bauer Rd.
- Both sides of Gold Run Road from Richmond Road west to the end of Gold Run including Gunderson Road and Hidden Hills Drive.
- Amesbury Drive beginning at Gold Run Road and encompassing all roads south including Jura Road, Juro Road, Hill Creek Road and Morningstar Road.
Evacuation warning
- Richmond Road from Hwy 395 to Circle Drive including Circle Drive and all roads accessed by Circle Drive
- Wingfield Road to Old Archery Road but not including Old Archery Road
- The Diane Drive Subdivision
- The north side of Richmond Road from Gold Run Road to Singletree Lane including Singletree Lane.
- The south side of Johnstonville Road from the Intersection at Hwy 36 and Hwy 395 North to Airport Road is under Mandatory Evacuation Order.
- Everything West of Highway 395 from Richmond Road to Janesville Grade and all roads in between are under Evacuation Warning.
- The City of Susanville is issuing an Evacuation Warning for all residences West of Richmond Road beginning at Hospital Lane extending to Mill Street.
- Sunnyside Road from Hwy 395 to County Road A-3 is now under Evacuation Warning
- Main Street Janesville from Highway 395 to Janesville Grade and all roads accessed by Main Street Janesville is under Evacuation Warning.
- Highway 36 from Harris Drive west to Devil’s Corral and all road accessed by Highway 36 are under Evacuation Warning.
- County Road A-1 to Lake Forest Estates and all roads accessed by A-1 to that point are under Evacuation Warning
Road Closures
- All of Gold Run Road is closed
- The Richmond Road closure from Gold Run Road to just east of Gem Drive.
- Forest Service road 29N03 near Roxie Peconom is closed at Hwy 36.
- Biz Johnson Trail remains closed through October 31.
- Wingfield Road
- Richmond Road is closed from Hwy 395 to Hospital Lane.
- Highway 395 is closed at the intersection of Hwy 36 by Susanville Ford. The alternate route is County Road A-3 to Hwy 395 North.
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