Awahanee, CA, August 5, 2018 - The Ferguson Fire is now 89,633 acres with 35% containment and 2,792 personnel that are currently engaged on the fire which include 218 engines, 65 water tenders, 14 helicopters, 59 crews, 5 masticators and 29 dozers. There have been 2 fatalities and 11 injuries to date. 10 structures have been destroyed.
The Ferguson Fire is now in its 24th day; the incident started July 13 on the Sierra National Forest and is managed under unified command between the U.S. Forest Service, California Interagency Incident Management Team 3, and the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. This fire is being managed as a full suppression fire. Pockets of unburned vegetation remain inside the footprint of the fire, providing a more diversified landscape for plants and wildlife.
Yosemite National Park officials closed: Yosemite Valley, Wawona Road, the Mariposa and Merced groves of giant sequoias, Hetch Hetchy and other areas. For more information, go to nps.gov/yose or call 209-372-0200.
The public is reminded to stay vigilant of firefighters and fire traffic along the roadways.
UPDATE: Morning Update, Evening Update, and Informe del Incendio.
AIR QUALITY: The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an Air Quality Alert starting on July 25, 2018 for Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Tulare, and central through eastern Fresno, Kings and Kern counties due to smoke impacts from the Ferguson and Lions Fires.
Air resource advisors assigned to this incident provide daily smoke outlook reports for the various communities around the Ferguson Fire. Community members can utilize this information to do what is necessary to mitigate the effects of smoke on their health.
SMOKE REPORT: Southern Sierra and Yosemite
Ferguson Fire Videos on Facebook (Yesterday's operational video has been captioned and interpreted in ASL)
TODAY'S WEATHER: The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an Air Quality Alert starting on July 25, 2018 for Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Tulare, and central through eastern Fresno, Kings
and Kern counties due to smoke impacts from the Ferguson and Lions Fires. San Joaquin County will have smoke impacts from the Carr Fire. This Air Quality Alert is in effect until the fires are extinguished.
MAPS: Public Information Map,Progression Map,Operations Map, and Fire History Map
FOREST SERVICE CLOSURE ORDERS: The purpose of these closure orders is to provide safety to the public and for the firefighters who are engaged in fire suppression and rehabilitation efforts within the Ferguson Fire Closure Area
Sierra National Forestand Stanislaus National Forest
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Sierra National Forest Facebook and Twitter
Stanislaus National Forest Facebook and Twitter
Yosemite National Park Facebook and Twitter
CALFIRE Facebook and Twitter
Story map of the Ferguson Fire
PREPARING FOR AN EVACUATION: Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space. During an evacuation, remember, Ready, Set, Go!
Fire operations managers, utility companies, law enforcement, Park Service, and the National Forest Service are meeting throughout the day and continuously analyzing the current fire situation. The public will be notified as soon as they feel confident that it is safe for them to return to their homes and communities.
Yosemite Valley was evacuated Friday because of hazardous road conditions, smoke and a loss of power, but the Yosemite National Park remains open on the east side out of Lee Vining. Tioga Pass Road provides access to the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center, the Pacific Crest and John Muir trails and several prominent peaks.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS: Areas that are currently under a mandatory evacuation include:
Anderson Valley
River Road from Briceburg to last BLM Campground
Cedar Lodge
El Portal Trailer Court
Foresta
Old El Portal
Old Yosemite RoadRancheria Flat
Savage's Trading Post
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite View Lodge
Yosemite West
RETURNING HOME AFTER A WILDFIRE:
ROAD CLOSURES: For highway conditions please call Caltrans at: 1(800)427-7673
Highway 120 is closed between Crane Flat and Big Oak Flat entrance
Anderson Valley Road
Foresta Road
River Road from Briceburg to the gate at Railroad Flat and all campground areas along 140
Summit Road
Old Yosemite Road
Wawona Road (Highway 41) between Chilnualna Falls in Wawona and Bridalveil Road in Yosemite Valley
Incline Road and Highway 140 from the entrance to Yosemite National Park to 1.5 miles east of Midpines are closed to everyone except residents.
Forest Order 16-2018-7 identifies an area of Groveland Ranger District from Ferguson Ridge in the south to Pilot Ridge in the north that is closed to public access.
RED CROSS SHELTERS: New Life Christian Fellowship: 5089 Cole Road, Mariposa, CA 95338
REPOPULATIONS: Mariposa Pines, Lushmeadows subdivision, Ponderosa Basin Area & East Westfall Rd. including all side roads.
MARIPOSA SHERIFF"S OFFICE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM: To sign up for the go to:
https://local.nixle.com/register/
ANIMAL SHELTERS: The Central CA Animal Disaster Team (CCADT) continues to coordinate small animal sheltering with the Mariposa SPCA and Red Cross Central Valley. If residents who are under mandatory evacuations orders need assistance with small animal sheltering, please contact the CCADT at (888)402-2238 (Ext.700) Large animals will be sheltered at the Mariposa Fairgrounds. For Animal evacuations, please contact the sheriff’s office at (206)966-3615.