Developing Story
2:20 p.m. Tuesday
Cal Fire Lake-Napa Unit has officially turned over command of the Point fire to Incident Management Team 4 (IMT 4) which has not been activated in Sonoma County since the 2022 Electra Fire, according to Cal Fire’s X account post. This change of guard helps the command and control structure of fire management resources. IMT 4 is also in charge of The Sites Fire in Colusa County.
The Point Fire sits at 1,207 acres and 40% containment.
11:15 a.m.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Red Flag Warning until 8 a.m. Tuesday morning due to expected gusty winds and low humidity. The Point Fire grows to 1,190 acres. Firefighters made solid progress containing the fire as it now sits at 20% containment.
The Santa Rosa Junior College remains open on all campuses for the first day of the Summer Semester.
1:10 a.m. Monday
Per Cal Fire’s X account, formerly known as twitter, “Sensor aircraft mapped the fire at 1,013 acres at 9:15 p.m. Containment remains at 15%. Three helicopters are conducting aerial night firefighting operations to support the resources on the ground working to build and strengthen containment lines overnight.” Cal Fire also said, “Overnight there will be 36 fire engines on the fire with seven dozers, six hand crews and three water tenders in addition to the three helicopters.”
10:13 p.m.
Santa Rosa Junior College announces, “Sites Open Monday, June 17, Continuing to Monitor Air Quality from Point Fire.”
All school sites are unaffected and all classes will be continued as planned according to SRJC’s instagram post late Sunday night.
8:42 p.m.
“The fire is approximately 900 acres and remains 15% contained. We do have confirmed reports of structures destroyed and are working through damage inspections on the structure type and number. The fire has pushed down south towards Mountain View Ranch Rd,” CAL Fire LNU says.
7:25 p.m.
Temporary evacuation point at Laguna High School at 7050 Covey Rd. in Forestville.
5:03 p.m.
“Any and all available engines in Sonoma County have been requested to the area of West Dry Creek Road and Yoakim Bridge Road for structure protection,” per Incident Command.
4:18 p.m.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Officials issued an evacuation order for the entire zones of SON-2E2 and SON-2E3.
3:43 p.m.
The fire has grown to 150 acres with a potential for 300 to 500 acres. Air Attack requested 3 additional overnight helicopters.
3:14 p.m
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office called for mandatory evacuations ordered for the North end of West Dry Creek to Fall Creek Road and all areas West of West Dry Creek to Lake Sonoma.
2:54 p.m.
Cal Fire LNU reported the fire has grown to approx 100 acres and is 15% contained.
2:23 p.m.
Fire jumped to approximately 30-40 acres, still with moderate spread.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office sent an Evacuation Warning for residents on the North end of West Dry Creek Road down to Stang Road near Lake Sonoma.
1:33 p.m. Sunday
Approximately 5 acre fire was reported at 4200 Block of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road in Healdsburg. Moderate rate of spread.
Incident Command and Air Attack requested an additional 5 engines, 4 crews and 1 dozer along with an additional 2 helicopters and 2 tankers.
Nathan Lauterbach • Jun 16, 2024 at 6:16 pm
given how I lost my house in the tubbs fire this is becoming extremely stressful for me.
Kevi Kirsch • Jun 16, 2024 at 5:46 pm
Good reporting, Thank you!