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Glass Fire reaches 97% containment

KRON4 Staff

NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Firefighters are nearing containment on the Glass Fire which blazed through Napa and Sonoma counties starting at the end of September. At last check, the fire has burned 67,484 acres and is 97% contained, according to Cal Fire. Full containment is expected Oct. 20.

In the latest report, the fire has damaged 282 structures and destroyed 1,555. A total of 21,785 structures are threatened.


In Sonoma County, 68,000 people have been evacuated, according to Cal Fire.

The Glass Fire first sparked in Napa on Sunday.

The fires in the famed Napa-Sonoma wine country came as the region nears the third anniversary of the Tubbs Fire that erupted in 2017. Just a month ago, many of those same residents were evacuated from the path of a lightning-sparked fire that became the fourth-largest in state history.

Cal Fire continues to investigate the cause of the Glass Fire. NewsNation’s Nancy Loo says a possible cause is reportedly electric fencing around a remote vineyard near the point of origin on Sunday.

On Monday evening, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma, and Shasta Counties, where the Zogg Fire is burning.

You can check out interactive maps, evacuation orders, warnings, and school closures for each county below:

Napa County

Evacuation Orders

Evacuation Orders in the following areas have been reduced to Warnings

Still in effect

An Evacuation Order is put in place when there is an immediate threat to life.

Evacuation Warnings

All evacuation Warnings have been rescinded in the city of St. Helena

Evacuation Warnings have been rescinded in the following areas

Oakville Grade and Valley Floor South of St. Helena Area of Napa County:

St. Helena Area of Napa County:

Calistoga Area of Napa County

Still in effect

Evacuation Centers

Napa County Evacuation Center: Cross Walk Church: 2590 First Street, Napa, CA

Road Closures

Animal Rescue

Large Animal Shelter: Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association 1200 Foster Rd/ Call w ETA 707-732-1555 and bring feed

Companion Animal Shelter: Napa County Animal Services 942 Hartle Ct. Napa, CA 94558 / 707-253-4382

If evacuating North/West through Sonoma County:

Sonoma CART Large Animal Shelter Sonoma Horse Park 7600 Lakeville Highway Petaluma, CA 94954 / Call or text ahead: 707-861-0699

If you are requesting assistance evacuating from a mandatory evacuation zone, call Napa CART 707-732-1555

For animals left behind: Email info@napacart.org with contact information, address and description of animals left behind. Numbers and species. A Napa CART volunteer will contact you.

To learn more about how you can help those affected, click here.

Sonoma County

Evacuation Orders

The following Evacuation Orders are in place for Sonoma County:

An Evacuation Order means there is an immediate threat to life. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said:

“If you are in this zone, calmly and quickly evacuate now. Check with your neighbors to ensure they know about this order if you have time. First responders are going door to door to assist people.”

Evacuation Warnings

Zone 6B2 – 9/27/2020, 10:25 PM: 

If you are in the evacuation warning area, be prepared to evacuate. If you feel unsafe, evacuate.  If you need help evacuating animals, call (707) 861-0699 (Sonoma CART). If you need help evacuating livestock, call (707) 234-7193 (NorCal Livestock Evac).

Sonoma Raceway has opened its 50 Acres campground to evacuees seeking temporary refuge from the Northern California fires.

Evacuation Centers

Petaluma

Santa Rosa

Sonoma

Road Closures

School Closures

The following school districts announced closures on Monday morning due to fire threats and evacuations. There will be no distance learning.

Pacific Gas & Electric was inspecting its equipment as it sought to restore power to more than 100,000 customers who had it turned off in advance of gusty winds or within active fire zones. The utility’s equipment has caused previous disasters, including the 2018 Camp Fire that killed 85 people and devastated the town of Paradise in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Evacuations were also ordered in Shasta County as the Zogg Fire spread over 23 square miles (59 square kilometers). Residences are widely scattered in the forested area in the far northern state. The region was torched just two years ago by the deadly Carr Fire – infamously remembered for producing a huge tornado-like fire whirl.

The causes of the new fires were under investigation.

So far this year, more than 8,100 California wildfires have killed 26 people, scorched 5,780 square miles (14,970 square kilometers), and destroyed more than 7,000 buildings.

Most of the losses occurred after a frenzy of dry lightning strikes in mid-August ignited a massive outbreak of fires.

The Associated Press contributed this report.

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