A fast-moving wildfire near Sonora prompted mandatory evacuation orders and road closures in Tuolumne County on Sunday afternoon.
The Dove Fire broke out shortly before 3 p. m.
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and has burned 166 acres southwest of downtown Sonora.
Cal Fire reported that more than 225 personnel responded to the blaze, using 22 engines, four bulldozers, a helicopter, and multiple air tankers.
By 5:19 p. m.
, firefighters had slowed the rate of spread to moderate within containment lines.
Evacuation Orders and Shelter Information
Local authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders around 4 p. m.
for several neighborhoods, including Dove Lane, Stockton Road, and areas along Mono Way. Officials later expanded the orders shortly after 5 p.
m. to cover Restano Way and Beretta Street.
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Emergency officials warned residents in the affected zones to evacuate immediately. "Leave now," said Cal Fire, noting that the fire posed an immediate threat to life.
Deputies established emergency shelters to assist fleeing residents and secure local livestock.
"If you live in the area and do not feel safe, please leave, do not wait to be told to evacuate," said the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office.
"Please avoid the area as emergency responders will be in the area working."
The Tuolumne County Resilience Center opened as an official evacuation shelter around 5:30 p. m.
Authorities also set up temporary animal evacuation sites in Jamestown at Animal Control and the Posse Grounds.
Traffic disruptions accompanied the emergency response, with road closures enforced along Highway 108, Stockton Road, and Washington Street.
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Weather conditions at the scene involved temperatures in the low 90s paired with wind gusts reaching up to 20 mph.
