Evacuations were ordered Wednesday afternoon in El Dorado County for a fast-moving wildland fire in the community of Rescue, located north of Cameron Park and northeast of El Dorado Hills.
Firefighters from Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado Unit, Rescue Fire, and El Dorado Hills Fire were dispatched to the incident, which originally broke out shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday near the 23000 block of Green Valley Road, south of Rescue. As of 2:47 p.m., evacuation orders were in place for areas along Green Valley Road between Starbuck Road to the east and Deer Valley Road. Areas being evacuated within the perimeter evacuation zone include Buckhorn Lane, Four Springs Drive, Ridgeline Road, Four Springs Drive, and Deer Oaks Drive. Additional evacuation warnings have been issued for the community of Rescue itself.
Just before 2:30 p.m., the fire was reported to be 1-2 acres in size and spreading at a moderate rate in grass and oak woodland, according to fire command. Within 10 minutes, the fire grew to 7 acres in size and five minutes later expanded to 10-15 acres, posing a threat to structures in the area. Additional support from multiple agencies also was responding as well as air attack.
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This is a developing story that will be updated as further information as it becomes available below:
As of 3:07 p.m. incident command has reported that firefighters have slowed the rate of spread of the fire. Additional evacuation “warnings” have been issued to the north and the east of the fire, which includes portions of the community of Rescue.
As of 4:20 p.m. fire officials report that forward progress of the fire has been stopped.
Update, as of 6:45 pm all evacuation orders had been lifted as firefighters wrap up the mop up. No structures were damaged in the fires