Firefighters in Stanislaus and Calaveras counties are responding to multiple vegetation fires on Tuesday following a series of lightning strikes.
According to the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, the 2-2 Fire was first reported shortly after 6 a.m. near Highway 4 and Dunton Road, west of the town of Copperopolis in Calaveras County. The fire has burned more than 1,300 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire.
Crews were also battling a fire dubbed the 2-3 Fire, which was first reported around 7:20 a.m. near O'Byrnes Ferry Road and Copper Cove Court southeast of Copperopolis. The fire has burned at least 30 acres with no containment reported.
The fires started as thunderstorms rolled through much of the Central Valley and the Bay Area. In an update posted around 11:25 a.m., Cal Fire TCU said the fires were among more than a dozen that were believed to have been started by lightning, with the 2-2 and 2-3 fires the two largest at the time.
Ten of the fires were less than 1 acre in size or consisted of a single tree burning, the agency said.
Around noon, authorities in Calaveras County announced a new fire, called the 2-7 Fire, broke out near the Vallecito region off Highway 4. Traffic on the highway has not been impacted, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office.
The 2-7 Fire has burned approximately 451 acres with no containment reported, according to Cal Fire's incident page.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for the following zones:
CCU-133-BCCU-134CCU-134-CCCU-134-DCCU-134-E
Evacuation warnings are in place for the following zones:
CCU-114CCU-115CCU-132-ACCU-133-CCCU-143-B
Bret Harte High School at 364 Murphys Grade Road in Angels Camp is serving as an evacuation shelter.
Evacuation orders and road closures for 2-2 Fire
The 2-2 Fire prompted the closure of Highway 4 between Escalon Bellota Road in San Joaquin County and Telegraph Road in Calaveras County. As of 1:30 p.m., the road has reopened.
As of about 11:45 a.m., the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office announced an evacuation order for zones CCU-155 and CCU-152-A, near the Calaveras-Stanislaus county line. Deputies said the affected area includes the Diamond 20 Ranch Estates along the north side of Highway 4.
As of 3 p.m., all orders for the 2-2 Fire were no longer in place.
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