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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
San Andreas - The Darby Fire, which started ½ mile east of the Stanislaus powerhouse 100' from the river's edge, has now consumed approximately 1,850 acres and is still 10% contained. As a reminder, the Sheriff's Department has issued mandatory evacuations of approximately 300 homes in the Sunrise Point and Canyon View Subdivisions up to and including the south side of Highway 4 through Avery, the Indian Hills Subdivision and the Forest Meadows Subdivision on Sandalwood, Vine Maple Drive, Oak Wood Drive, Laurel Ridge Court, Laura Lane, Laurel Court, and Heather Drive. People who live in the immediate surrounding area should be prepared to evacuate. There is an evacuation center at the Albert Michelson Elementary School off Highway 4 on Pennsylvania Gulch Road in Murphys. The American Red Cross is staffing this facility and the Salvation Army will be preparing and providing meals. If you are trying to find friends or relatives at the center, call the school's main line at 728-3441 or the local Red Cross at 533-1513. If you need assistance with animal transport, call Animal Control at 754-6509. For information regarding the road restrictions, call the CHP San Andreas Office from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM at 754-3541 and at their Stockton Dispatch center after 5:00 PM at 943-8600. Calaveras County Office of Emergency
Services and CDF will continue to monitor the situation and provide
updated information, as it becomes available. Local residents
are encouraged to monitor their local news sources for any change
in conditions. A CDF Fire Information Center is open and can
be called at 754-2739, 754-4692, and 754-5773.
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