LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – on Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff's deputies will escort residents to their homes in order to take care of or pick up livestock and pets that were left during the initial evacuation, the sheriff's office said Monday night.
Lt. Steve Brooks said residents must be able to provide identification in order to be allowed into the evacuation area.
The escorts will begin at 10 a.m. and end promptly at 5 p.m., Brooks said.
The sheriff’s office will work to get as many residents to their animals during this time frame. If residents who request an escort cannot be assisted due to the number of escorts requested, the sheriff’s office will work to schedule additional escorts in coming days, Brooks said.
Residents must meet the following criteria:
– Have photo identification listing a residence address in the evacuation area;
– Intend only to retrieve or feed animals.
– Residents must be ready with all food or equipment necessary to accomplish their task.
– Residents must be able to complete the intended task in no more than 15 minutes.
All residents requesting an escort will need to be at the appropriate locations below by 9 a.m.:
– Residents requesting to enter properties on the Kelseyville side of Cobb Mountain off of Bottle Rock Road, Highway 175 or in the Clear Lake Riviera will meet in the dirt parking lot behind the football stadium at Kelseyville High School.
– Residents requesting to enter properties south of Lower Lake, Hidden Valley Lake, Middletown and Cobb will meet in the main parking lot of the Lower Lake High School.
Brooks said no escorts will be made to properties in the communities of Loch Lomond or Anderson Springs due to ongoing firefighting efforts.
No escorts will be made into active fire areas, Brooks said.
Brooks said no escorts will be made for residents requesting medications, clothes or any other personal items.
Residents needing medications should see their doctor or go to the emergency rooms for assistance, he said.