El Dorado County fire prompts evacuations near Cool
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 4:50pm
8:45 p.m. Update: The #CountryFire off Highway 193 and Penobscot Road east of Cool in El Dorado County is now 85 acres and 25 percent contained. Evacuation and road closures are still in place.
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A fire burning east of the town of Cool in El Dorado County has burned 75 acres and is 10 percent contained. It is burning off Highway 193 and Penobscot Road and some areas have mandatory evacuations in place.
At 2:50 p.m. Code Red messages have gone out for evacuation notices for the following locations:
South side of Sweetwater Trail from Cascade Trail to Highway 193
Cascade Trail, from Greenhorn Trail to Sweetwater Trail
Cascade Trail south side between Green horn trail to Sweetwater Trail
Secret Ravine Trail
Stoney Hill Court
Bald Eagle Court
Cattail Court
West side of Greenhorn Trail
Courageous Lane
Courageous Court
Pilgrim Court
Trillium Lane
At 4:30 p.m., a voluntary evacuation notice for Wild Lilac area was issued.
An evacuation center is at the Cool Community Church, 863 Cave Valley Rd, Cool, Calif.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is asking for people who do not need to be in this area, please stay away to allow fire and emergency personnel to get to the fire.
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