According to Cal Fire, 2020 was one of the most severe fire seasons on record as 9,917 wildfires burned 4.2 million acres. Join the ABC10 Weather Force! To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register. South Lake Tahoe allowed to repopulate after threat from Caldor Fire | Evacuations, road closures and updates, Evacuation warnings lifted after forward progress stopped on 40-acre blaze in Amador County, Dixie Fire spot fires threaten Dixie Valley area | Evacuations, road closures and updates. Cal Fire responded to the vegetation fire near Foresthill Bridge in the Auburn State Recreation Area, which at the time was burning on the Auburn side. The Auburn Police Department said the fire is not a threat to the city of Auburn and is traveling east of the Foresthill Bridge. Cal Fire NEU Chief Brian Estes said structures are threatened, but there are no reports of homes or structures destroyed. The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, supplies to grab with you if youre forced to leave at a moments notice. Here's what to do to prepare for fire season. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and know your communitys evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires. The fire has seen the addition of firefighting resources from the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County. More than a bailout | Fire Power - Money.
About 500 people were evacuated from the area, most were people in the area for recreation and people in the Auburn State Recreation Area. Four of California's top five largest wildfires in state history happened in 2020. PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. WATCH: What you need to know to prepare, stay safe for wildfires. Read more: Are you wildfire ready? Upload your weather photos on the ABC10 app. Text the ABC10 team at (916) 321-3310. 
Sign up at abc10.com/email. Download the ABC10 app for weather forecast localized to where you are. Here's what to do to prepare for fire season. PLACER COUNTY, Calif. Firefighters are responding to a blaze that is burning on both sides of Foresthill Road in Placer County. Defensiblespace is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. Authorities said the Bridge Fire is burning to the east of Foresthill Bridge and is not a threat to the city of Auburn. Foresthill road is closed in both directions.
Very large air tankers have been added to the fire response as well as strike teams of engines from Sacramento County ad Cal Fire Lake Napa County. Officials say the fire is 210 acres in size and 0% contained. 
Are you wildfire ready? PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. A map following the acreage and size of the fire is available below. At least 100 feet is recommended. They are asking people to avoid the river grade and the Foresthill Bridge. Get news delivered to your email with the Daily Blend newsletter. Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. Plus, track storms with live radar. What questions do you have about the latest wildfires? If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Stream ABC10 live newscasts and on demand video with our app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV.
Over 9,000 structures were destroyed, and 31 people (civilians and firefighters) were killed. At 3:50 p.m., the Placer County Sheriff's Office said Old Foresthill Road has also been closed. Example video title will go here for this video. According to the Foresthill Fire Protection District, the blaze started around 1 p.m. beneath the Foresthill Bridge and has burned up to the bridge south of Foresthill Road. Get the ABC10 mobile app for breaking news alerts, live shows and to send us news tips. Spotting continues to happen ahead of the main fire. Chief Estes said the crews will be trying to contain the fire at Foresthill Road and Old Foresthill Road, preventing anymore eastward spread. Selling Sex: Study reveals scope of sex trafficking in Sacramento, Report: Sacramento County saw more than 13,000 human trafficking victims between 2015 and 2020, burning on both sides of Foresthill Road in Placer County, According to the Foresthill Fire Protection District, What you need to know to prepare, stay safe for wildfires, The Department of Homeland Security suggests. California also experienced its first "Gigafire" because of the August Complex Fire, burning over 1 million acres by itself. The Placer County Sheriff's Office said the Upper and Lower Lake Clementine areas are being evacuated. The Placer County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation warnings for Applegate Road on the north, Boole Road to the river on the east, the North Fork of the American River on the south, and Bell Road at Musso Road on the west. If you're impacted by the wildfires, what would you like to know? "This fire is NOT under control and is still developing," the fire district said on Facebook.
