Last updated 8/5/2022 11:32am PDT
Always refresh this page for the latest info
Like my Facebook page to be notified when new content is added.
If you’d like to support my work and the cost of
hosting this website, you can contribute
through PayPal or in Venmo.
LATEST INFO
- The final 8/5 incident maps are in the Maps section below
- Check out current resources in the Oak Fire Recovery page
- All evacuation orders, fire advisements and road closures have been lifted.
- Incident Sites
- Evacuation Maps
- Evacuation Sites:
- Mariposa’s Emergency Operations Center can assist evacuees with resources – call 1-833-423-0816
- Red Cross Shelters
- Mariposa Elementary School
5044 Jones Street
Mariposa, CA 95338
(also accepting small animals – more info at Red Cross Twitter) - Sierra Foothill Charter School
4952 School House Rd
Cathey’s Valley, CA 95306
- Mariposa Elementary School
- Animal Evacuation:
- Small animals can be taken to:
Mariposa Elementary School
5044 Jones Street
Mariposa, CA 95338Mariposa County SPCA(full as of 7/23)5599 Hwy 49 North
Mariposa, CA 95338
(209) 966-5275 - Large animals can be taken to:
Mariposa Fairgrounds
5007 Fairgrounds Rd
Mariposa, CA 95338
Residents who have been repopulated that need to pick up animals at the Fairgrounds can do so anytime between 10am and 4pm. Residents MUST use the gate near the fair office to enter.
Coarsegold Rodeo Grounds
44777 Rodeo Grounds Ln
Coarsegold, CA 93614 - To report missing animals, please use the following link: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/4a01e6feea30483c947ce41fc571092e?
- CCADT is assisting with animal evacuations: https://www.facebook.com/CCADT1
- More offers of animal evacuation help can be found on this MFE Facebook Thread
- Small animals can be taken to:
- Emergency Alerts
- Sign up for Mariposa County MSO Alert
- For information on how MSO Alert works, read this page
- Sign up for Madera County McAlert
- -OR- Text your zip code to 888777 for mobile alerts
- See my FB post on ensuring you can receive alerts overnight
- Sign up for Mariposa County MSO Alert
- Fire Video Updates
- Fire Information
- Phone: (844) 668-3473
- Maps
- Incident Maps
NOTE: Incident maps usually contain data that is current as of the evening before they are released. Check their time stamps for an exact time.- Operations Map – Final 8/5
- PIO Map – Last 8/4
- Progression Map – Final 8/5
- IR maps have not been updated since 7/24:
- CalTopo.com
- Street Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
(useful to orient yourself to streets and towns) - Satellite Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
(useful to see terrain, like ridges and valleys) - Forest Service Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
- Learn how to use CalTopo.com by watching my 12min CalTopo Quick Start Video (I speak specifically about the 2020 Creek Fire but it is applicable to any fire you are tracking).
- Street Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
- FlightRadar24.com Track firefighting aircraft activity in realtime.
- Incident Maps
- Scanner Channels
- Webcams
- Official Social Media
- Independent Social Media
- @CAFireScanner (reports on fires throughout CA)
- Henderson Fire Media
- The Lookout
- Mountain Fire & Emergency Facebook Group (admins verify information is correct)
- Talk of the Hill Facebook Group (community group-may contain unverified information)
- Media/Reporters
- Social Media Hashtags
- Weather & Smoke
- GOES WEST- Pacific Coast Viewer: See a time-lapse satellite view of smoke conditions for the west coast
- EPA’s Indoor Air Filtration During Wildfire Factsheet
- Make a DIY Box Fan Filter YouTube Video