[UPDATE 6:04 p.m.: Evacuation Orders Downgraded] Road Closures and Evacuation Orders for Rapidly Spreading Wildland Fire in Lower Lake

Around 3:24 p.m. a fire was reported in Lower Lake on Clayton Creek Road.

Fire personnel including Cal Fire air crews are en route to the fire now being called the Creek Fire. There is an immediate threat to at least one structure and according to scanner traffic, the fire is spreading rapidly.

Air attack N492DF above the Creek Fire with Tanker 85 and 86 in bound.

Air attack N429DF above the fire is reporting spot fires north of Highway 29.

Scanner traffic indicates that law enforcement personnel will be shutting down impacting roadways, including Highway 29.

The sheriff has asked for an evacuation of Main Street in Lower Lake. Per scanner traffic, “South side of Main from 53rd to Bonham.”

Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.

Update 4:02 p.m.: 

#CreekFire: CAL FIRE LNU and local agencies are at scene of a vegetation fire near Highway 29 and Clayton Creek Road in Lower Lake. The fire is burning in light flashy fuels, approximately 3 acres with a rapid rate of spread. pic.twitter.com/SjalV9iSQN

— CAL FIRE LNU (@CALFIRELNU) September 6, 2023

Additional resources have been requested including additional tankers, per scanner traffic.

Update 4:07 p.m.: 

Click on the image to go to the evacuation map.

Evacuation Orders:

A ‘Leave Immediately’ evacuation order has been issued for ZONE LOW-E169. Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

Evacuation Warnings:

A ‘Be Ready’ Evacuation Warning has been issued for LOW-E161, LOW-E167, AND LOW-E163 LOW-E160. A ‘Be Ready’ warning means there is “Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.”

 

Note: Zones LOW-E163, LOW-E164, & LOW-E166 are not under evacuation orders at this time though they are in the middle of Zone LOW-E160 which is under evacuation warning. Click on the map to zoom in and find your zone. 

Update 4:27 p.m.:

A tanker drops retardant along the flank of the Creek Fire while traffic is backed up on Highway 29.

Caltrans QuickMap shows the traffic impacts of the Creek Fire. Please avoid the area as fire crews work to contain this fire.

Update 4:34 p.m.: According to Air Attack, the retardant lines are holding and “the fire looks really good.” Command is releasing aircraft from the scene and agreed to have “a couple tankers on load and hold.”

The fire is reported to be approximately 7 acres and holding within retardant lines.

UPDATE 4:54 p.m.: The latest estimate is twenty acres but more air resources are being released.

UPDATE 5:07 p.m.: The fire is now estimated to be 28 acres and the fire is 30% contained, according to the Incident Command. One lane traffic control on Hwy 29 should be in place in the next 15 to 20 minutes, dispatch was told.

UPDATE 6:04 p.m.: Evacuation orders are being downgraded. See the map on ZoneHaven for the latest information.