Incident Update French Fire
- Date:
- 07/04/2024
- Time:
- 9:51 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:
Orders and Warnings
Mandatory Evacuation Orders have been issued for the following zones. Leave now!
- All of Jones Street
- Bullion Street (East Side Only) from Hwy 140 to the end of the town area, including all side roads that run between Jones and Bullion (3rd Street - 13th Street)
- East side of Bullion Street to the Catholic Church
- Campbell Rd
- Dexter View
- Pine Lane
- St. Andrews Rd (both apartment complexes)
- Williams Road
- Old Hwy North (both sides of the road from Hwy 140 to Wild Peach)
- Hospital Rd (from Silver Creek to the end, up the mountain)
- Grosjean Rd
- Alta Vista Rd
- Avoca Vale
- Parts of Hwy 140
- Lakeview Rd
- Slaughterhouse Rd
Evacuation Warnings have been issued for the following zones. Be prepared to leave!
- West side of Bullion Street
- Hospital Road
- Smith Rd (from Hwy 140 to Hospital Rd)