LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Rocky fire scorched thousands more acres during the course of Sunday, with officials calling for the mandatory evacuations of new areas in the fire's path.
Cal Fire public information officer Daniel Berlant reported at around 7 p.m. Sunday that the fire had grown to 54,000 acres and was 5-percent contained.
That is a jump of 8,000 acres from Cal Fire's first report on Sunday.
Nearly 2,000 firefighters remain assigned to the incident, which spread into Colusa and Yolo counties on Saturday, Berlant said.
On Sunday evening, a mandatory evacuation order was issued for the entire community of Spring Valley, east of Clearlake Oaks, Sheriff Brian Martin told Lake County News.
He said deputies are going to go through the Spring Valley community house-by-house to warn residents to leave immediately.
Martin said it's especially important for residents to heed the order, as there is one main way in and out of the valley.
A mandatory evacuation order for residents of Ogulin Canyon Road near Clearlake also was issued, with the road being closed at both ends, officials said.
Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for the Double Eagle Ranch, located further east on Highway 20, homes along the Highway 20 corridor, and areas around Lower Lake.
Evacuation advisories are in effect for parts of the city of Clearlake east of Highway 53 from Riata Road extending north to Highway 20, and for Highway 20 west of Sulphur Bank Road.
A hard closure of Highway 20 between New Long Valley Road to Highway 53 will be implemented once the evacuations are complete in Spring Valley, Martin said. The highway remains closed from New Long Valley Road to Interstate 5 in Williams.
Martin said Highway 53 through the Clearlake and Lower Lake areas remains open.
An emergency evacuation shelter is open at Middletown High School, with an animal evacuation center set up at the Lake County Department of Social Services parking lot, 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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Rocky fire has another jump in acreage; Spring Valley, Ogulin Canyon Road evacuations begin
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