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Update, Oct. 16: Cal Fire now has a map displaying evacuation orders in Sonoma County. If residents are uncertain whether they should evacuate, they can enter their address here and clear up the ambiguity once and for all.
Update Oct. 13: As fires continue to spread, evacuation orders and warnings are in place for even more North Bay communities. Unsure about your evacuation status? Text your ZIP code to 888777 to receive updates.
Do not ignore evacuation orders, even if you don’t believe that you are in danger. The National Weather Service has fire warnings in place for almost all of the Bay Area Thursday and cautions that with wind gusts forecast up to 50 mph fires can spread quickly and unpredictably.
According to the state’s Office of Emergency Services, this is the most comprehensive list of evacuation centers for each of the following California counties:
Sonoma County:
- Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Fair Dr., Cloverdale
- Guerneville School, 14630 Armstrong Rd, Guerneville
- Healdsburg Community Center, 1157 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg
- Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma
- 1st Presebyterian Church, 939 B Street, Petaluma
- New Life Church, 1310 Clegg Street, Petaluma
- Petaluma Veterans Memorial Builidng, 1094 Petaluma Blvd., South Petaluma
- Church of Christ, 370 Sonoma Mountasin Parkway, Petaluma
- Technology Middle School, 7165 Burton Ave., Rohnert Park
- Waldo Rohnert Elementary School, 550 Bonnie Ave., Rohnert Park
- Sally Tomatos/Sonoma MouNtain Village, 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park
- Sonoma County Fairgrounds Pavillian, 1350 Bennet Valley Rd, Santa Rosa
- Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave., Santa Rosa
- Elsie Allen High School, 599 Bellevue Ave., Santa Rosa
- Cook Middle School, 2480 Sebastopol Rd., Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa Veterans Building; Main shelter in SR 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa
- Victory Outreach Church, 4042 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa
- St Eugene's Cathedral School/gym, 300 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol
- Community Church, 1000 Gravenstein Hwy, Sebastopol
- Adelle Harrison Middle School, 1150 Broadway, Sonoma
- Sonoma Valley High School, 20000 Broadway, Sonoma
- Sonoma Veterans Bldg, 126 1st Street, West Sonoma
- Analy High School Gym, 6950 Analy Ave, Sebastopol
- Windsor High School, 8695 Windsor Rd., Windsor
Napa County:
- Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 1st St., Napa
- Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa
- Calistoga Fairgrounds, 1435 North Oak Street, Calistoga
Marin County:
- Marconi Conference Center, 18500 State Hwy 1,
- MarshallMarin County Fairgrounds, 10 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael
- San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo
- Terra Linda High School 320 Nova Albion Way San Rafael
Solano County:
- Allan Witt Center, 1741 West Texas St., Fairfield
Mendocino County:
- Ukiah High School, 1000 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah
- Willits Community Center, 111 East Commercial Street, Willits
- Hoppland Sho-Ka-Wah Casino, 13101 Nokomis Road, Hoppland
- Willets High School, 299 N Main St, Willits
Lake County:
Amador County:
Butte County:
Calaveras County:
Nevada County:
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With multiple fires spreading across Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino counties and more than 1,500 structures burned, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency today. Some 20,000 people had already evacuated by this morning.
Cal Fire reports via Facebook that a fire in Mendocino County is now at 10,000 acres. A fire in Oroville (Butte County) is 7,500 acres. A Sonoma County blaze is at 5,000 acres, and fires off Atlas Peak Road and Bennett Lane in Napa County is at 25,000 acres, all just in the last hour.
Here’s a map of the firestorm in its entirety.
Marin County Highway Patrol says that residents should “text your zip code to 888777” to receive “information such as evacuation orders, emergency shelter locations, and road closures.”
Be sure to abide by any and all evacuation orders in your area. ABC7 reports this as the most current list of evacuation centers:
- 69 Analy Avenue, Analy High School, Sebastopol
- 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol
- 2590 First Street, Crosswalk Community Church, Napa
- 1200 Hastings Road, Elks Lodge, Ukiah
- 599 Bellevue Avenue, Elsie Allen High School, Santa Rosa
- 2480 Sebastopol Road, Lawrence Cook Middle School, Santa Rosa
- 2060 West College Avenue, Finley Community Center, Santa Rosa
- 1435 North Oak Street, Napa County Fairgrounds, Calistoga
- Napa Valley Junior College, “SR-221 south of Imola Ave”
- 1310 Clegg Street, New Life Christian Fellowship Church, Petaluma
- 320 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma Community Center, Petaluma
- 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Solano Community College, Fairfield
- 20000 Broadway, Sonoma Valley High School, Sonoma
Even if you don’t see an evacuation center near you and aren’t sure if fire threatens your area, check for information anyway and do not ignore warnings and evacuation orders.
Devastating #Napafire pic taken at Yville Cross & Silverado facing Poetry Inn & Sinsky. #prayforrain pic.twitter.com/va8VFCOlgX
— Carol C. Reber (@CarolReber) October 9, 2017
- State of Emergency [Gov. Jerry Brown]
- Cal Fire [Facebook]
- CHP Marin [Facebook]
- Fire Prompts Evacuations, Road Closures [ABC7]