Brand New Evacuation Orders and Warnings Issued This Afternoon on the Hill Fire

Crews utilize Forest Route 1 as control line while battling Hill Fire on the west flank of the fire

Crews utilize Forest Route 1 as control line while battling Hill Fire on the west flank of the fire. [Image from InciWeb by Harold Reed]

This afternoon, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced new evacuation orders for the Hill Fire, according to the Genasys Map. Since 9 a.m., new evacuation orders have been issued for areas Hum E077-B and Hum E076-A. “Immediate threat to life,” the statement says. “This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.”

Additionally, four new areas have received evacuation warnings: Hum E052-A, Hum E062, Hum E063-A, and Hum E063-B. These are in addition to those areas already under evacuation orders and warning.

Genasys 7.20 noon evac map

Genasys evacuation map as of 12:48 p.m. Click for the latest map.

A public information officer told us that firefighters saw “increased fire activity” about 9 to 10 p.m. last night. Firefighters were able to keep on top of the flames, however, because of the increased activity, the decision was made to add more evacuation orders and warnings.

According to InciWeb’s statement,

Last night activity continued in a southwest area of the fire and crews are currently working on holding lines in the area. 

Yesterday afternoon, the fire showed an increase in activity along its south and southeast boundaries in the Mosquito Creek drainage driven by northwesterly winds.  Air resources were able to utilize water to help slow the fire growth.  Crews continue to construct and improve holding and control lines in this area; however, ground based heavy equipment use was limited due to ongoing fire activity.

Today on the south side of the fire, crews will be building a dozer line towards Mosquito Creek and go direct where possible. On the east side crews will continue doing road improvement on 6N06 road to Ammon Ridge to utilize as a holding line.

The fire continues to be influenced by terrain and increasing winds in the southern area of the fire. On the west the fire will continue to creep and in the interior islands and heavy accumulation of fuels will retain heat and smolder.

An evacuation center has been established at Trinity Valley Elementary School to assist those affected.

For detailed zone information, residents can view the evacuation map on Watch Duty or through the Genasys evacuation map here.

Stay safe and follow local authorities’ guidance for the latest updates. Below is other helpful information.

Stats:

Hill fire stats 7.20

The Weather:  

The National Weather Service is reporting temperatures in the eighties today over the fire. Overall the weather will be warm and dry through the weekend.

The Roads, etc:

Redwood Acres is closed to the public as it  is now a Cal Fire Camp for the Hill Fire. “All upcoming fairgrounds events have been canceled for at least the next two weeks,” Redwood Acres wrote. “Please drive cautiously in the area as increased traffic is expected.”

Humboldt County says,

Humboldt County Public Works has closed the following roads:

    • Harris Street at Hubbard Lane 
    • Hall Avenue at Myrtle Avenue 

due to the activation of the CAL FIRE Incident Management Base Camp at Redwood Acres.

These closures will be in effect for at least the next two weeks.

Please use alternate routes.

The Maps:

  • Operations Map –to see details either zoom or click on the map and download a pdf.Hill Fire ops 7.20
  • KMZ Map–Zoom for detail or for 3D imagery, click on the map and download a file that connects with your Google Earth program.

Evacuation and Meeting Information:

Earlier:

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Bozo
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Bozo
3 months ago

Evacuation map details… well, I recognize Humboldt Bay… and the Pacific Ocean.

Bozo
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Bozo
3 months ago
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Ah yes… zoomed in enough… I found a name of a town ! (Tiny Font !)

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Mary Ann
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Mary Ann
3 months ago

Note: The HCSO says Hum 3077-B and Hum 3076-A but the map has E’s instead of 3’s. Typos?

Mary Ann
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Mary Ann
3 months ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

No worries, Kym! I thought it was a difference between the 2 agencies. 🙂

Martin
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Martin
3 months ago

The fire breathing dragon continues to consume land acre after acre. Please folks follow all the evacuation orders. Nothing is worth losing your life over. It also makes it easier for the firefighters knowing that no people are left in the area. Having to check every single house just slows them down.

moviedad
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moviedad
3 months ago

Thank you for the maps, Kym.
We’re right next to the fire and we appreciate the “official” information almost as much as the “real” information we get from our friends and neighbors in the commentariat.
Ha!