LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Law enforcement officials on Saturday will once again offer escorts to some parts of the evacuated Valley fire area in order to allow residents to care for pets and livestock, and to retrieve prescriptions and critical medical supplies.

Lt. Steve Brooks said that beginning at 10:30 am. Saturday, law enforcement personnel will start to escort residents to their homes in order to take care of or pick up livestock and pets that were left during the initial evacuation. 

He said accommodations will be made for those individuals requiring assistance with retrieving their medications, light medical equipment and supplies. Escorts won't be offered for retrieving other personal possessions, such as clothing.

No escorts will be made into active fire areas, which Brooks said continue to include the communities of Loch Lomond, Cobb and Anderson Springs, where firefighting efforts are still ongoing.

Residents must be able to provide identification in order to be allowed into the evacuation area, Brooks said.

Brooks said the escorted visits will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

He said the sheriff's office will work to get as many residents to their animals during this time frame.

The staging and screening area will be located at the parking lot to the old Outrageous Waters Park and Fun Center in Clearlake. Take Old Highway 53 to Airport Road, Brooks said.

Residents must have a photo identification listing a residence address in the evacuation area, be ready with all food or equipment necessary to accomplish their task, and must be able to complete the intended task in no more than 15 minutes, Brooks said.

He said residents requesting to enter properties south of Lower Lake, Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown will meet in the main parking lot of the Lower Lake High School.