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Fire crews are tackling a wildfire in Amador County, California. Pictured: Firefighters work to bring a blaze under control in California Hot Springs in Tulare County in September 2021.
The black line shows the approximate perimeter of the fire. Amador County’s official map of evacuation orders and warnings can be found here, and that for adjacent Calaveras County here.
The black line shows the approximate perimeter of the fire. Amador County’s official map of evacuation orders and warnings can be found here, and that for adjacent Calaveras County here.
What the new maps show in Amador County In 2011, the only areas listed in the very high fire hazard level were 180 acres in Ione and 59 acres in unincorporated Amador County.
Warnings have been issued in Amador County. The fire was estimated at 98,149 acres (153 square miles) on Sunday morning — an increase of about 8,000 acres in 12 hours.
A wildfire that started Monday afternoon prompted evacuation orders east of Jackson, in the foothills of Amador and Calaveras counties. The Electra Fire was reported at 3:44 p.m. near a Pacific ...