Incident Update French Fire
- Date:
- 07/04/2024
- Time:
- 9:31 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- French Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-07-04
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- French Camp Road at Hwy 49, Mariposa
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Mariposa
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 400
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Temporary Evacuation Point
If you live in the area and do not feel safe, please leave, do not wait to be told to evacuate.
Temporary Evacuation Point- New Life Christian Church located at 5089 Cole Rd, Mariposa
Please stay out of the fire area. Multiple Road Closures in and around the fire area.
Deputies are in the areas making door-to-door notifications.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Mandatory Fire Evacuations
Hospital Rd- From Silver Creek to the End (up the mountain)
- Grosjean Rd
- Alta Vista Rd
- Avoca Vale
- Old Hwy North from 140 to Wild Peach including Wild Peach both sides of the roadway
- Slaughterhouse Rd
- Williams Road
- Campbell Road
- Pine Street
- Dexter View
- All of Jones Street
- Bullion Street- East Side Only from Hwy 140 to the end of the town area. includes all side roads that run between Jones and Bullion including 3rd Street - 13th Street
Evacuation Warning
his is not a Mandatory Evacuation, it is simply a warning of fire in the area and a possible need to evacuate quickly should fire conditions change. Residents should begin to plan and prepare.
- Hospital Road
- Smith Rd from Hwy 140 to Hospital Rd
- Parts of Hwy140
- Lakeview Rd
- Old Hwy North from Wild Peach to 10th Street
- Jones Road from Hwy 140 to 10th Street