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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities issued new evacuations on Monday afternoon in response to the growing Mendocino Complex.
With the afternoon winds fanning the complex’s River and Ranch fires and causing them to continue to grow, additional swaths of Lake County were placed under evacuation orders.
At around 2 p.m., Cal Fire issued an advisory evacuation issued for the following areas:
• the Mendocino National Forest within the boundaries of Lake County;
• the Lake Pillsbury basin and surrounding areas;
• north of Bartlett Springs Road, east of the Ranch Fire, south of the Lake-Mendocino-Glenn
County line, and west of Lake-Colusa County line;
• the Lucerne and Paradise Valley areas, north of Clear Lake, east of the Ranch fire, south of Bartlett Springs Road, west of Paradise Valley Drive.
That was followed just before 3 p.m. by a mandatory evacuation for the Kelseyville and Finley areas.
The sheriff’s office said the mandatory evacuation area is north of the Lake-Sonoma-Mendocino County Line, east of Highland Springs Road, south of the Lake and west of Bottle Rock Road and Clear Lake State Park, including the communities of Finley and Kelseyville.
At 4 p.m., the sheriff’s office issued an advisory evacuation for Soda Bay, Riviera Heights, Buckingham Park, Riviera West, Clear Lake Riviera and portions of Loch Lomond and Cobb.
The advisory includes all residents living north of Lake-Sonoma County Line, east of Bottle Rock Road, south of Clear Lake and west of Soda Bay Road, Red Hills Road, and Highway 175, including the subdivisions of Soda Bay, Riviera Heights, Buckingham Park, Riviera West, and Clear Lake Riviera west of Soda Bay Road.
A summary of incident evacuation and road closure information is below.
EVACUATIONS
MANDATORY
Lake County
• Kelseyville and Finley areas, north of the Lake-Sonoma-Mendocino County Line, east of Highland Springs Road, south of the Lake and west of Bottle Rock Road and Clear Lake State Park.
• Western Lake County, west of Lucerne at Bartlett Springs Road and Highway 20, south of the fire, east of the fire, and north of the Lake-Mendocino County line to include the communities of Blue Lakes, Upper Lake, Nice, Lakeport, Witter Springs, Bachelor Valley, Scotts Valley and Saratoga Springs.
Mendocino County
• East of mile marker 5.6 on Highway 175, north of Highway 175, west of the Mendocino-Lake County line, and south of the fire.
• Potter Valley community; all areas north of Highway 20, east of the fire edge, to the
Mendocino-Lake County line, south of Burris Lane to MeWhinney Creek and east of Eastside Potter Valley Road, to include feeder roads utilizing Burris Lane east to the Mendocino-Lake County line.
• Highway 20 area from one mile south of Highway 20, east of Potter Valley Road, south of MeWhinney Creek, and west of Mendocino-Lake County line.
• Pine Avenue area of Potter Valley north of Burris Lane, east of Eastside Potter Valley Road, south of 10511 Eastside Potter Valley Road, and west of the Lake-Mendocino County line.
• Midmountain Road area, north of 10551 Eastside Potter Valley Road, east of Eastside Potter
Valley Road, south of 11385 Eastside Potter Valley Road, west of Mendocino-Lake County
Line.
ADVISORY/WARNING
Lake County
• Soda Bay, Riviera Heights, Buckingham Park, Riviera West, Clear Lake Riviera, portions of Loch Lomond and Cobb. The advisory includes all residents living north of Lake-Sonoma County Line, east of Bottle Rock Road, south of Clear Lake and west of Soda Bay Road, Red Hills Road, and Highway 175, including the subdivisions of Soda Bay, Riviera Heights, Buckingham Park, Riviera West, and Clear Lake Riviera west of Soda Bay Road.
• Mendocino National Forest within the boundaries of Lake County.
• Lake Pillsbury basin and surrounding areas.
• North of Bartlett Springs Road, east of the Ranch Fire, south of the Lake-Mendocino-Glenn
County line, and west of Lake-Colusa County line.
• Lucerne and Paradise Valley areas, north of Clear Lake, east of the Ranch fire, south of Bartlett Springs Road, west of Paradise Valley Drive.
Mendocino County
• North of 8000 block of River Road to Yokayo Ranch Road.
• South of 8000 Old River Road, east of the Russian River, north of Highway 175, west of mile marker 5.6 on Highway 175.
ROAD CLOSURES
Lake County
• Highway 175, at Highway 29 to westbound traffic. (Lake Co.)
• Scotts Valley Road at Hill Road
• Elk Mountain Road at Rancheria Road
• Highland Springs Road at Argonaut Road
• Ackley Road at Highway 29
• Highway 20, westbound at Highway 29
• Highway 20, eastbound at Bartlett Springs Road
• Scotts Valley Road, at Highway 29
• Highway 29, at Highland Springs Road
• Soda Bay Road, at Big Valley Road
Mendocino County
• Highway 175, at Old River Road to eastbound traffic (Mendocino Co.)
• Burris Lane at Eastside Potter Valley Road
• Old River Road, at the 8000 block
• Pine Avenue, at Eastside Potter Valley Road
• Highway 20, at Potter Valley Road
• Elk Mountain Road, south of Pillsbury Road
EVACUATION CENTERS
• Mendocino College, Dance Room, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah
• Mountain Vista Middle School, 5081 Konocti Road, Kelseyville
• Kelseyville Elementary School, 5065 Konocti Road
• Kelseyville High School, 5480 Main St.
• Lower Lake High School, 9430 Lake St.
• Twin Pines Casino, 22223 Highway 29, Middletown.
ANIMAL EVACUATIONS
Lake County
Large livestock can be taken to Cole Creek Equestrian Center, 4985 Steelhead Drive, Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0915; or to Helen Owens’ A1 Horse Programs, 18585 Guenoc Lane, Hidden Valley Lake, telephone 707-355-0121.
Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection has been activated and is evacuating animals. Call Lake County Animal Care and Control from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 707-263-0278.
Mendocino County
Redwood Riders Arena, 8300 East Road, Redwood Valley is accepting horses.
Mendocino County Animal Care, 298 Plant Road, Ukiah is accepting small animals.
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