Evacuation warnings are issued by Madera County as fire burns near Raymond
Fire near the Madera County community of Raymond triggered evacuation warnings in two areas June 6.
The Buck Fire was 100% contained at 50 acres after three days of firefighting.
The first evacuation warning — a nonmandatory level of alert but cautioning of a “potential threat to life and property” — was issued just before 4 p.m. June 6 by the Madera County Sheriff’s Office for people within a 1-mile radius of Road 600 and Road 612, northwest of Coarsegold.
About 4:30 p.m., a second warning was issued, this time for those in the area around Monarch Canyon Road and Ellerbrock Station Road.
Power lines were reported down in the area and a stretch of Road 600 was closed to anyone trying to get in to the area, according to the California Highway Patrol incident log.
The warnings were lifted just before midnight.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation as of June 13.
Residents in need of evacuation assistance can call 559-675-7770.
Cal Fire offers downloadable brochures on carving out defensible space around your home, planning for and executing an evacuation, and how to prepare an emergency kit and create a wildfire action plan at readyforwildfire.org/.
This story was originally published June 6, 2021 at 4:53 PM.