Pocket, Geyserville

Pocket, off of Pocket Ranch Rd and Ridge Ranch Rd, Geyserville. Brush and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior.

October 30, 2017 at 6:49 AM

Fire conditions continue to improve as crews mop up and patrol the affected areas.

October 24, 2017 at 8:04 AM

Hot, dry and windy conditions are expected across much of the region through Tuesday. Fire and utility personnel continue mop up and suppression repair activities. They will remain in the area for some time. Please use caution when driving in the effected areas.

October 23, 2017 at 8:22 AM

Hot, dry and windy conditions are expected across much of the region today. Fire and utility personnel continue mop up and suppression repair activities. They will remain in the area for some time. Please use caution when driving in the effected areas.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for certain areas that have been impacted by fire. However, the City of Santa Rosa and County of Sonoma have begun to allow residents to return and visit specific damaged and destroyed areas, this is known as controlled limited reentry. Residents must provide a form of ID for reentry.

Areas will be opened to residents once officials deem the areas safe for reentry. For a realtime map of current evacuations and reentry areas visit https://tinyurl.com/centrallnuevacs

For specific limited reentry information for areas within the City of Santa Rosa:

• Call the Santa Rosa Fire Information Line at: (707) 543-4511
• Visit the City’s website at: www.srcity.org
• Watch a short video on the reentry process at: https://youtu.be/eR8hLppM4VM

For specific limited reentry information for areas within the County of Sonoma:
• Call the Sonoma County Emergency Information Line at: (707) 565-3856

All State Parks in the fire area remain closed. For current State Park information please visit
www.parks.ca.gov

October 21, 2017 at 10:50 AM

Recent rain kept moisture over the fire area helping firefighters hold containment lines and perform mop up and suppression repair activities throughout the night. The Damage Inspection teams are continuing their assessments and the structure totals will be reflected as the teams confirm their findings. Fire personnel will begin to leave the area and prepare for the forecasted weather even in other parts of the State.

October 17, 2017 at 7:27 PM

Fire behavior remained moderate as fire spreads to the northeast backing downhill

Branch 15 firing operation today was successful

Repopulation for the community of Geyserville

Destroyed: 3 residential, 0 commercial, 3 outbuildings

Damaged: 1 residential, 0 commercial, 1 outbuildings

330 civilians remain evacuated

October 16, 2017 at 8:33 PM

Fire behavior remained active as fire spreads to the northeast threatening the Geyser Geothermal facility

Repopulation for the community of Geyserville

Destroyed: 3 residential, 0 commercial, 3 outbuildings

Damaged: 1 residential, 0 commercial, 0 outbuildings

384 civilians remain evacuated

October 14, 2017 at 8:27 PM

The fire continues progressing to the east. Crews continue to make progress and increase containment.

October 14, 2017 at 12:40 PM

The fire continues to progress across the slope to the east with head.

The County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa are opening a Local Assistance Center (LAC) in partnership with FEMA and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalEOS) Saturday, October 14th.

What: Local Assistance Center (LAC)
When: 9:00am to 7:00pm, daily for at least two weeks
Where: Press Democrat building in downtown Santa Rosa
427 Mendocino Ave. between Ross and 5th Streets

Geyserville – Mandatory Evacuations

• Colony Road
• Deerpath Drive
• Geysers Road to Chalk Hill Road
• Nutter Road
• Sellers Road
• River Road
• Fay Ranch Road
• Fox Ridge Road
• Geysers Road – up to Cal Pine
• Highway 128 – from the Russian River east to Geysers Road
• Lakewood Lane
• Ram Hill Road
• Ridge Oaks Road
• Rockmouth Road
• Vanoni Road – to Gill Creek, all directions
• Vineyard Road
• Woodridge Road

Geyserville – Advisory Evacuations

• Downtown Geyserville
• Palomino Road
• Asti Ridge Road
• Highland Ranch Road

October 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM

Pocket Fire continued to be active overnight and burning on the Southern and Eastern portions of the fire. Slope and fuel driven.

October 12, 2017 at 4:31 PM

The Central LNU Complex is being managed in Unified Command by CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 1 and The City of Santa Rosa. As of 0800 this morning, Central branch will be assuming all fires in Sonoma County.

Expected wind shifts are still in effect for today as there is a Red Flag Warning until 5:00p.m. Additional resources will help support fire mitigation across the Sonoma region.

October 11, 2017 at 6:14 PM

Sonoma County Sheriff issues mandatory evacuations in Geyserville. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is issuing mandatory evacuations in Geyserville. This area extends on Highway 128 east to River Rock Casino. South on 128 to Geysers Road up to Cal Pine.

October 11, 2017 at 9:53 AM

The Central LNU Complex is being managed in Unified Command by CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 1 and The City of Santa Rosa. The complex is comprised of the Tubbs Fire and the Pocket Fire. Both fires continued to remain active. Firefighters are working in environments with downed powerlines, hazardous conditions and drought stricken trees. Increased onshore flow brought minor relief with slightly cooler weather, although we experienced an increase in fire activity due to light winds in the afternoon hours. Red Flag conditions are expected to continue through early Thursday morning.

Structures Threatened: 16,000+
Evacuations:
Evacuation centers will be evaluated to consolidate smaller evacuation centers into other existing evacuation centers. Please check www.sonomacounty.org for updates. sonomacounty.ca.gov for shelter updates.

Current shelter locations are: Cloverdale Citrus Fair- 1 Citrus Fair Dr., Cloverdale; Guerneville School, 14630 Armstrong Rd. Guerneville; Healdsburg Community Center- 1157 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 1st Presbyterian Center, 939 B St. Petaluma; Petaluma Veteran’s Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd South, Petaluma; Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma; New Life Church, 1310 Clegg St. Petaluma; Petaluma Community Center, 320 North McDowell Blvd, Petaluma; Casa Grande High School- 333 Casa Grande Rd, Petaluma; Church of Christ- 370 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma; Sally Tomatoes- 1100 Valley House Dr., Rohnert Park; Burton Recreation Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park; Sonoma County Fairgrounds Pavilion, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa; Elsie Allen High School- 599 Bellevue Ave, Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Veterans Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa; Finley Community Center- 2016 West College Ave. Santa Rosa; Cook Middle School, 2480 Sebastopol Rd., Santa Rosa; New Vintage Church- 3300 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa; Victory Outreach Church- 4042 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa; Analy High School Gym- 6950 Analy Ave, Sebastopol; St Stephen’s Episcopal Church- 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol; Sebastopol Community Center- 390 Morris St., Sebastopol; Sonoma Valley High School- 20000 Broadway, Sonoma; Altamira Middle School- 17085 Arnold Dr., Sonoma; Windsor High School- 8695 Windsor Rd., Windsor; Huerta Gymnasium- 9291 Old Redwood Hwy., Windsor.

Go to https://srcity.org/610/Emergency-Information for the latest updates on Tubbs Fire evacuations. Go to https://srcity.org/610/Emergency-Information for the latest updates on Tubbs Fire evacuations.

Road Closures: Calistoga @ Rincon, SR-128 @ Chalk Hill Road, US-101 s/b @ Hopper US-101 n/b @ River US-101 s/b @ River, US-101 n/b @ Bicentennial, Mark West Springs @ Old Redwood Highway US-101 n/b @ Mendocino, Mark West Springs @ Sutter Hospital
Cooperating Agencies: Sonoma SO, Santa Rosa PD, Sonoma County OES, Cal OES, PG&E, ARC, CHP, CalTrans