LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated in response to the Valley fire that started in the Cobb Mountain area on Saturday afternoon.

The county of Lake is still under a declaration of local emergency that was issued on July 31 for the Rocky fire, officials said.

The Lake County Board of Supervisors extended the emergency on Sept. 1 to cover all fires in Lake County.

Lake County Office of Emergency Services reported that shelters have been opened at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church at 5340 3rd St. in Kelseyville and at the Napa County Fairgrounds at 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga.

Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection, or LEAP, has been activated for animal evacuations. Lake County Animal Care and Control is being used as a staging area, 4949 Helbush Drive next to the Lake County Jail. 

Animal control phones are open until further notice at 707-263-0278.

The Lake County Office of Emergency Services has a prerecorded information line set up at 707-263-2360, and will be posting the most up-to-date information on the Lake County OES Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LakeCountyOES and Twitter page at https://twitter.com/lakecountyoes .

Residents will be notified of evacuations by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office through a variety of ways, including CityWatch 911 reverse telephonic messaging, personal door-to-door notification, and Nixle Alerts.

Residents can sign up for CityWatch at http://www.lakesheriff.com/ by choosing “Public Resources” and selecting “Emergency Notification”s from the menu. 

Sign up for Nixle Alerts from the Lake County CA Sheriff’s Department at https://local.nixle.com/lake-county-ca-sheriffs-department/ or text your zip code to 888777 for mobile alerts.