MANY MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS IN MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES. THAT’S MOSTLY DUE TO FIRES THAT WERE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING STRIKES.
PORTIONS OF THE SAN LORENZO VALLEY, BONNY DOON, AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY ARE BEING HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE 40-THOUSAND ACRE CZU AUGUST LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE….WHILE MANY MONTEREY COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE HAVING TO EVACUATE BECAUSE OF THE 33-THOUSAND AND 653 ACRE RIVER FIRE, THE 42-HUNDRED AND 85 ACRE CARMEL FIRE, AND THE 4-THOUSAND ACRE DOLAN FIRES. THE RIVER FIRE IS BURNING SOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF SPRECKELS, (AND THE CITY OF SALINAS), THE CARMEL FIRE HAS CHARRED A PORTION OF THE CARMEL VALLEY, AND THE DOLAN FIRE IS BURNING IN THE BIG SUR AREA.
MORE DETAILS FOR ALL THESE FIRES CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT: fire.ca.gov or BY GOING TO: www. ksco.com THEN CLICKING ON THE NEWS PAGE, AND LOOKING FOR UPDATES ON EACH PARTICULAR FIRE. FOR THE MOST RECENT UPDATES ON EVACUATIONS LINKED TO THE CZU AUGUST LIGHTNING COMPLEX, PEOPLE CAN GO ON-LINE TO: www.smco.community.zonehaven.com
