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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Several local schools and both community colleges will remain closed on Wednesday due to the impacts of the Sulphur fire.
Closures among local school districts for Wednesday include Kelseyville, Konocti and the Middletown Unified school districts, the Lake County International Charter School and the Lake County Office of Education’s Clearlake Community School, according to Rob Young, the Lake County Office of Education’s emergency services and special projects coordinator.
Young said the Lucerne, Lakeport and Upper Lake school districts plan to be open on Wednesday.
The local community college districts also are to remain closed on Wednesday, officials said.
Due to the fires in both Mendocino and Lake counties, Mendocino College Ukiah Campus, North County Center in Willits, the Lake Center in Lakeport and the Coast Center in Fort Bragg are canceling all classes and on-campus events and activities on Wednesday, according to college spokesperson Jessica Silva.
Silva said the Mendocino-Lake Community College District made the decision for the safety of all of its staff and students.
The Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus also will remain closed on Wednesday, according to Executive Dean Annette Lee.
As for damage, Lee said there is no known damage to her college’s facilities, but there is a lot of debris from the windstorm.
Information was not available on Tuesday about possible damage to Mendocino College district facilities.
Young said the local school districts don’t have reports of damage.
Pomo School, which is located in the Sulphur fire evacuation area, may have some spoiled food in its kitchens, he said.
Konocti Unified Superintendent of Schools Donna Becnel told community members at a Sulphur fire town hall in Clearlake about the Wednesday school closure.
She said the district anticipated reopening schools on Thursday, with the exception of Pomo School, which will need to be thoroughly cleaned.
While classes are canceled, Mendocino College said it is making facilities on the Ukiah Campus at 1000 Hensley Creek Road available for public use from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
The district said bathrooms and showers are available in the Mendocino College Athletic Building. Towels, shampoo, soap and other hygiene items are provided.
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Closures among local school districts for Wednesday include Kelseyville, Konocti and the Middletown Unified school districts, the Lake County International Charter School and the Lake County Office of Education’s Clearlake Community School, according to Rob Young, the Lake County Office of Education’s emergency services and special projects coordinator.
Young said the Lucerne, Lakeport and Upper Lake school districts plan to be open on Wednesday.
The local community college districts also are to remain closed on Wednesday, officials said.
Due to the fires in both Mendocino and Lake counties, Mendocino College Ukiah Campus, North County Center in Willits, the Lake Center in Lakeport and the Coast Center in Fort Bragg are canceling all classes and on-campus events and activities on Wednesday, according to college spokesperson Jessica Silva.
Silva said the Mendocino-Lake Community College District made the decision for the safety of all of its staff and students.
The Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus also will remain closed on Wednesday, according to Executive Dean Annette Lee.
As for damage, Lee said there is no known damage to her college’s facilities, but there is a lot of debris from the windstorm.
Information was not available on Tuesday about possible damage to Mendocino College district facilities.
Young said the local school districts don’t have reports of damage.
Pomo School, which is located in the Sulphur fire evacuation area, may have some spoiled food in its kitchens, he said.
Konocti Unified Superintendent of Schools Donna Becnel told community members at a Sulphur fire town hall in Clearlake about the Wednesday school closure.
She said the district anticipated reopening schools on Thursday, with the exception of Pomo School, which will need to be thoroughly cleaned.
While classes are canceled, Mendocino College said it is making facilities on the Ukiah Campus at 1000 Hensley Creek Road available for public use from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
The district said bathrooms and showers are available in the Mendocino College Athletic Building. Towels, shampoo, soap and other hygiene items are provided.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Tuesday night emergency personnel lifted the mandatory evacuation order for parts of the city of Clearlake.
The city reported that there will be hard closures in place on Lakeshore Drive at Country Club, San Joaquin at Country Club/Marin, and Sulphur Bank Road at Bush.
Those areas north and west of the closures will remain under mandatory evacuation.
Police personnel will be staffing the closures and patrolling the closed areas.
Anyone remaining within the mandatory evacuation area is subject to arrest if caught roaming in
the evacuated area, officials said.
The city also reported that anyone seeing suspicious activity should report it to authorities immediately.
Drones are prohibited as they may interfere with ongoing aerial fire suppression operations, officials said.
Fire personnel have requested that all residents be alert to fire crews and other emergency staff that will be assessing damage throughout the region. Please use caution around any fire impacted areas and report any hazards or hazardous conditions.
Pacific Gas and Electric is working to return power to those areas that are no longer under mandatory evacuation. Spoiled food should be disposed of appropriately.
“The city of Clearlake would like to thank the citizens of Clearlake for their patience and understanding during this crisis,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “Mandatory evacuations are issued only under dire circumstances to protect life and to protect first responders. We would also like to express a world of gratitude to fire protection personnel and all first responders who have helped us during the Sulphur fire.”
The city reported that there will be hard closures in place on Lakeshore Drive at Country Club, San Joaquin at Country Club/Marin, and Sulphur Bank Road at Bush.
Those areas north and west of the closures will remain under mandatory evacuation.
Police personnel will be staffing the closures and patrolling the closed areas.
Anyone remaining within the mandatory evacuation area is subject to arrest if caught roaming in
the evacuated area, officials said.
The city also reported that anyone seeing suspicious activity should report it to authorities immediately.
Drones are prohibited as they may interfere with ongoing aerial fire suppression operations, officials said.
Fire personnel have requested that all residents be alert to fire crews and other emergency staff that will be assessing damage throughout the region. Please use caution around any fire impacted areas and report any hazards or hazardous conditions.
Pacific Gas and Electric is working to return power to those areas that are no longer under mandatory evacuation. Spoiled food should be disposed of appropriately.
“The city of Clearlake would like to thank the citizens of Clearlake for their patience and understanding during this crisis,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “Mandatory evacuations are issued only under dire circumstances to protect life and to protect first responders. We would also like to express a world of gratitude to fire protection personnel and all first responders who have helped us during the Sulphur fire.”
— Lake County News (@LakeCoNews) October 11, 2017CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Officials are holding a town hall on Tuesday evening in the Clearlake Senior Center to update community members on the latest situation with the Sulphur fire.
The video may be seen above and will be available for viewing later as well.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol late Tuesday afternoon closed Highway 29 over Mount St. Helena.
Officer Kory Reynolds of the Clear Lake Area office was on scene and confirmed to Lake County News that the highway was closed at Western Mine Road on the Lake County side.
He said Napa County officials have secured the opposite side of Mount St. Helena.
All traffic is being turned around at the Highway 29 closure, Reynolds said, adding he did not know if Butts Canyon Road is a detour option.
Reynolds said he had not yet received a report on the reason for the closure, but the timing was in concert with reports of new and increasing fire activity in neighboring Napa and Sonoma counties.
Napa and Sonoma county officials reported they were conducting new evacuations in some areas late Tuesday afternoon and early evening.
In Napa County, an updated mandatory evacuation was under way related to the Atlas Peak fire in the Berryessa area and on Mt. Veeder Road.
In Sonoma County, Annadel Heights was placed under an evacuation order and Ida Clayton Road from Highway 128 to the county line has been ordered to evacuate due to spreading fire northbound, officials there said.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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Officer Kory Reynolds of the Clear Lake Area office was on scene and confirmed to Lake County News that the highway was closed at Western Mine Road on the Lake County side.
He said Napa County officials have secured the opposite side of Mount St. Helena.
All traffic is being turned around at the Highway 29 closure, Reynolds said, adding he did not know if Butts Canyon Road is a detour option.
Reynolds said he had not yet received a report on the reason for the closure, but the timing was in concert with reports of new and increasing fire activity in neighboring Napa and Sonoma counties.
Napa and Sonoma county officials reported they were conducting new evacuations in some areas late Tuesday afternoon and early evening.
In Napa County, an updated mandatory evacuation was under way related to the Atlas Peak fire in the Berryessa area and on Mt. Veeder Road.
In Sonoma County, Annadel Heights was placed under an evacuation order and Ida Clayton Road from Highway 128 to the county line has been ordered to evacuate due to spreading fire northbound, officials there said.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Air quality conditions on Tuesday continued to worsen as firefighting efforts locally and in neighboring counties continued.
In Clearlake and Clearlake Oaks on Tuesday, firefighters continued to work steadily to contain the Sulphur fire, burning since early Monday morning.
Cal Fire said the fire has burned an estimated 2,500 acres between Clearlake Oaks and Clearlake, displacing thousands of residents.
Containment had grown to an estimated 10 percent as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire.
Elsewhere around the region, the Mendocino County Complex burning in Redwood and Pottery valleys has scorched 21,000 acres, while in Sonoma County the Nuns fire has burned 5,000 acres and the Pocket fire 1,200 acres, according to Cal Fire.
In Napa County, Cal Fire said the Tubbs fire has scorched 27,000 acres, the Atlas fire has blackened 25,000 acres, and the Partrick fire burned 1,000 acres.
Cal Fire so far has given no containment estimates on the Mendocino, Napa or Sonoma county incidents.
The Lake County Air Quality Management District said that air conditions on Tuesday were ranging between “unhealthy” to “very unhealthy.”
Across the county, a thick, stinging pall of gray smoke was hanging in the fall air.
The agency said the smoke impacts are due to the Sulphur fire and all of the major fire incidents in the neighboring counties.
Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart reported that the air quality alert he issued Tuesday was the result of the forecast for continued high levels of smoke and other air pollutants lingering in Lake County until conditions change.
Gearhart said the highest levels of smoke are expected to continue into Wednesday, when a wind shift is expected to help clear out the smoke.
Due to the smoky conditions, Gearhart urged people to use caution, avoid strenuous exercise and outdoor activity when possible and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.
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In Clearlake and Clearlake Oaks on Tuesday, firefighters continued to work steadily to contain the Sulphur fire, burning since early Monday morning.
Cal Fire said the fire has burned an estimated 2,500 acres between Clearlake Oaks and Clearlake, displacing thousands of residents.
Containment had grown to an estimated 10 percent as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire.
Elsewhere around the region, the Mendocino County Complex burning in Redwood and Pottery valleys has scorched 21,000 acres, while in Sonoma County the Nuns fire has burned 5,000 acres and the Pocket fire 1,200 acres, according to Cal Fire.
In Napa County, Cal Fire said the Tubbs fire has scorched 27,000 acres, the Atlas fire has blackened 25,000 acres, and the Partrick fire burned 1,000 acres.
Cal Fire so far has given no containment estimates on the Mendocino, Napa or Sonoma county incidents.
The Lake County Air Quality Management District said that air conditions on Tuesday were ranging between “unhealthy” to “very unhealthy.”
Across the county, a thick, stinging pall of gray smoke was hanging in the fall air.
The agency said the smoke impacts are due to the Sulphur fire and all of the major fire incidents in the neighboring counties.
Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart reported that the air quality alert he issued Tuesday was the result of the forecast for continued high levels of smoke and other air pollutants lingering in Lake County until conditions change.
Gearhart said the highest levels of smoke are expected to continue into Wednesday, when a wind shift is expected to help clear out the smoke.
Due to the smoky conditions, Gearhart urged people to use caution, avoid strenuous exercise and outdoor activity when possible and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday afternoon that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from Oct. 8 and continuing.
Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work due to wildfires in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma, and Yuba counties.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
William Roche has been named as the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.
Roche said additional designations may be made at a later date if warranted by the results of damage assessments.
The following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted, under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of California.
Assistance for state, tribal, and affected local governments can include as required:
Approved public repair projects are paid through the state from funding provided by FEMA and other participating federal agencies.
Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work due to wildfires in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma, and Yuba counties.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
William Roche has been named as the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.
Roche said additional designations may be made at a later date if warranted by the results of damage assessments.
The following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted, under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of California.
Assistance for state, tribal, and affected local governments can include as required:
- Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs for debris removal and emergency protective measures taken to save lives and protect property and public health. Emergency protective measures assistance (Categories A and B), including direct federal assistance, is available to state and eligible local governments on a cost-sharing basis. (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.)
- Payment of not more than 75 percent of the approved costs for hazard mitigation projects undertaken by state, tribal, and local governments to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural or technological disasters. (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.)
Approved public repair projects are paid through the state from funding provided by FEMA and other participating federal agencies.