Valley Fire forces evacuations near El Dorado Hills
A vegetation fire near El Dorado Hills broke out on Labor Day, quickly growing in size and prompting evacuations, officials said.
According to the El Dorado Hills Fire Department, the Valley Fire broke out off Sweet Valley Road around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
The fire was reported to have grown to burn 35 acres, but more accurate mapping reduced that number to 16 with 28% containment, according to the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit.
Forward progress of the flames was stopped around 4:45 p.m., Cal Fire said. Multiple agencies were assisting and Cal Fire was in unified command with the sheriff's office, firefighters said.
What areas are under evacuation orders?
The areas of Sweet Valley Road, Hickok Road, Sands Road, Rough Ridge Road and Kanaka Valley had all been under mandatory evacuation orders. Shortly after 6 p.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said all orders had been downgraded to warnings and it was safe to return to the area.
The areas of Deer Valley Road and Starbucks Road were also under evacuation warnings.
Additional information about the evacuations can be found by visiting perimetermap.com/El-Dorado-CA.