Auberry area now under mandatory evacuation order from Creek Fire
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on advice from Cal Fire issued a mandatory evacuation order for Auberry at 11 a.m. Monday due to an immediate threat to life and property from the Creek Fire, which has burned more than 78,000 acres near Shaver Lake.
The area under the evacuation order is bordered by Auberry Road, Powerhouse Road, SR 168 and Lodge and Little Sandy Roads.
The area will be closed to public access.
Auberry is the 12th area to come under a mandatory evacuation in Fresno County. Other areas include:
- Shaver Lake down to Cressman Road, including Cressman Road
- Big Creek
- Huntington Lake
- Camp Sierra
- High Sierra areas, including Florence Lake, Ward Lake, Portal Forebay, Edison Lake Mono Hot Springs, Kaiser and all campgrounds.
- The area west of Tollhouse, along Auberry Road west to Powerhouse Road.
- Alder Springs, Mile High, Meadow Lakes, Big Sandy, Mono Wind Casino, Jose Basin and Italian Bar.
- Dinkey Creek, Wishon and Courtright Reservoirs.
- Tollhouse Road at Peterson Road down to Lodge Road
- Beal Fire Road
- Powerhouse Road to the San Joaquin River
The wildfire continues to burn on both sides of the San Joaquin River near Mammoth Pool, Shaver Lake, Big Creek and Huntington Lake. Fuels continue to be the main influence of the fire, with heavy fuel loading from dead and downed material.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. There are now 976 fire personnel assigned to the wildfire.
This story was originally published September 7, 2020 at 11:30 AM.