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TUOLUMNE COUNTY, California (KOVR) — Mandatory evacuations remain in place Sunday night as firefighters continue battling the 223-acre Dove Fire in Tuolumne County near Sonora and Jamestown.
Cal Fire said fire activity decreased as night fell and air and ground crews were making progress against the flames.
By 9 p.m., the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office had downgraded the evacuation order for Beretta Street from Washington, Restano and Mono to Lyons Road to a warning. All other evacuation orders and warnings remained in place.
Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for McKibbon Drive, Golden Dove Lane, Crooked Lane, Southgate Road, Stockton Road and Silver Pine Lane.
Orders also cover the south side of Mono Way from Greenley Road to Washington Street, Golden Dove and The Silos on Washington Street to Hospital Road.
Evacuation warnings are in place for South Washington Street to Barretta Street, Martha Lane, Outlook Drive, South Stewart Street, South Shepherd Street, Beretta Street and Washington Street from Highway 108 to the Red Church at Snell Street.
The warning area also includes Beretta Street from Washington, Restano and Mono to Lyons Road, which had previously been under a mandatory evacuation order.
Some roads began reopening Sunday night. Highway 108 was set to reopen at 9 p.m. with one-way traffic control between Stockton Road and Wigwam Road.
Highway 108 has also reopened between Washington Street and Mono Way and between Stockton Road and Fifth Avenue. Pesce Road has reopened, while Washington Street is open from Snell Street to Bradford Street.
Road closures remain on Washington Street from Highway 108 to Bradford Street, Forest Road at Sylvan Drive, and Stockton Road at Highway 108, Bradford Street, Solynski Road and Green Street.
Deputies said they will patrol evacuated areas overnight as firefighters continue working.
The Tuolumne Community Resilience Center at 18241 Bay Ave. in Tuolumne remains open as an evacuation center. People staying there can bring small animals, including dogs and cats.
The Tuolumne County Transit Center at 12879 Justice Center Drive in Sonora is open as a cooling center and location for fresh air for unhoused residents and people at Camp Justice.
A temporary animal evacuation shelter is available at Tuolumne County Animal Control at 10040 Victoria Way in Jamestown. Large animals can be taken to the Posse Grounds at 19130 Rawhide Road in Jamestown.
Anyone who feels unsafe in the affected area is urged to leave without waiting for an evacuation order. Officials are also asking people to avoid areas where emergency crews are working.
The fire is burning in the Mill Villa area southwest of downtown Sonora, near Highway 108 and Stockton Road and just northeast of Jamestown.
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