Mendocino Complex: Evacuations, road closures and shelter information for Aug. 1
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This story is being updated with new evacuation orders and information.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Several Lake and Mendocino County communities remain under mandatory and advisory evacuations due to the Mendocino Complex of fires.
The following is a summary of the current evacuation orders and advisories on Wednesday, Aug. 1, along with updated information on sheltering for humans and animals, road closures, reconnecting with friends and family after an evacuation and where to donate.
EVACUATIONS
MANDATORY
Lake County
• Bartlett Springs Road, north to Twin Valley Road in the Mendocino National Forest and east to the western border of the High Valley Ranch, and extending east to the western side of Indian Valley Reservoir. This does not include the communities of Lucerne, Paradise Cove, Glenhaven, Clearlake Oaks, Spring Valley and Double Eagle Ranch.
• Western Lake County, north of the Lake-Mendocino County line and Bartlett Springs Road, east of the Lake-Mendocino County line, south of the Ranch Fire, and west of Highland Springs Road, Big Valley Road and Bartlett Springs Road to include the communities of Blue Lakes, Upper Lake, Nice, Lakeport, Witter Springs, Bachelor Valley, Scotts Valley and Saratoga Springs.
Mendocino County
• Highway 20 area from one mile south of Highway 20, east of Potter Valley Road, south of MeWhinney Creek, and west of Mendocino-Lake County line.
• Pine Avenue area of Potter Valley north of Burris Lane, east of Eastside Potter Valley Road, south of 10511 Eastside Potter Valley Road, and west of the Lake-Mendocino County line.
• Midmountain Road area, north of 10551 Eastside Potter Valley Road, east of Eastside Potter
Valley Road, south of 11385 Eastside Potter Valley Road, west of Mendocino-Lake County
Line.
ADVISORIES/WARNINGS
Lake County
• Kelseyville, Finley and Big Valley Rancheria.
• Soda Bay, Riviera Heights, Buckingham Park, Riviera West, Clear Lake Riviera, portions of Loch Lomond and Cobb. The advisory includes all residents living north of Lake-Sonoma County Line, east of Bottle Rock Road, south of Clear Lake and west of Soda Bay Road, Red Hills Road, and Highway 175, including the subdivisions of Soda Bay, Riviera Heights, Buckingham Park, Riviera West, and Clear Lake Riviera west of Soda Bay Road.
• Mendocino National Forest within the boundaries of Lake County.
• Lake Pillsbury basin and surrounding areas.
• North of Bartlett Springs Road, east of the Ranch Fire, south of the Lake-Mendocino-Glenn
County line, and west of Lake-Colusa County line.
• Lucerne and Paradise Valley areas, north of Clear Lake, east of the Ranch fire, south of Bartlett Springs Road, west of Paradise Valley Drive.
Mendocino County
• North of 8000 block of Old River Road to Yokayo Tribe Ranch Road.
• North of Highway 175, east of the Russian River, south of 8000 Old River Road and west of mile marker 5.6 on Highway 175.
• Potter Valley community; all areas north of Highway 20, east of the fire edge, to the
Mendocino-Lake County line, south of Burris Lane to MeWhinney Creek and east of Eastside Potter Valley Road, to include feeder roads utilizing Burris Lane east to the Mendocino-Lake County line.
• Hopland area north of Highway 175, east of mile marker 5.6 on Highway 175, south of the fire and west of the Mendocino-Lake County line.
ROAD CLOSURES
Lake County
• Highway 175, at Highway 29 to westbound traffic
• Elk Mountain Road at Middle Creek Road
• Highway 20 at Highway 29 to westbound traffic
• Highway 20 at Bartlett Springs Road to westbound traffic
• Big Valley Road at Soda Bay Road
• Highway 29 at Highland Springs Road to westbound traffic
• Highland Springs Road at Argonaut Road
• Highland Springs Road at Merritt Road
• Bartlett Springs Road at Highway 20
Mendocino County
• Highway 175 at mile post 5.6 to eastbound traffic (residents with ID allowed)
• Midmountain at Eastside Potter Valley Road
• Mill Creek Road, half a mile east of Old River Road
• Pine Avenue at Eastside Potter Valley Road
• Highway 20 at Potter Valley Road to eastbound traffic
• Elk Mountain Road south of Pillsbury Road
EVACUATION SHELTERS
Evacuation shelters offer overnight accommodations.
• Mendocino College, Dance Room, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah
• Lower Lake High School, 9430 Lake St.
• Middletown High School, 20932 Big Canyon Road.
• Twin Pine Casino, 22223 Highway 29, Middletown
CONNECTING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AFTER EVACUATIONS
The Safe and Well locating service from the American Red Cross is now active.
Visit https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php to list yourself as safe, using the Mendocino Complex Fire-July 2018 Disaster Event.
If you’re looking for someone, use the same link and click on “Search Registrants.”
ANIMAL EVACUATIONS
Lake County
Large livestock can be taken to Cole Creek Equestrian Center, 4985 Steelhead Drive, Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0915; or to Helen Owens’ A1 Horse Programs, 18585 Guenoc Lane, Hidden Valley Lake, telephone 707-355-0121.
Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection has been activated and is still offering animal evacuation support services. Call Lake County Animal Care and Control Department at 707-263-0278. Phones are answered by staff between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.
The Animal Care and Control Shelter is not accepting pets at this time.
The SPCA of Clear Lake, 8025 Highway 29, is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and is accepting senior pets, or pets with medical issues and/or heat distress.
If you can keep your pets with you, please do so. Pet supplies are delivered to all open evacuation shelters regularly.
Mendocino County
Redwood Riders Arena, 8300 East Road, Redwood Valley is accepting horses.
Mendocino County Animal Care, 298 Plant Road, Ukiah is accepting small animals.
HOW TO DONATE
The county of Lake is unable to accept in-kind donations, such as clothing, household goods and other supplies, in the fire recovery effort. In-kind donations require significant time and financial resources to distribute.
Cash donations are most helpful at this time; such donations allow those supporting disaster relief efforts to direct assistance where it is most needed.
Donations can be made to the fire fund established by North Coast Opportunities, https://www.ncoinc.org/.