| Sand Fire Incident Information: | |||
| Last Updated: | August 1, 2014 7:00 am | ||
| Date/Time Started: | July 25, 2014 4:34 pm | ||
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit | ||
| County: | Amador County | ||
| Location: | East of Highway 49, 5 miles north of Plymouth | ||
| Acres Burned - Containment: | 4,240 Acres - 95% Contained | ||
| Estimated - Containment: | August 2, 2014 | ||
| Structures Destroyed: | 20 residences and 47 outbuildings | ||
| Evacuations: | All evacuation orders have been lifted. The Red Cross evacuation shelter located at the Ponderosa High School has been closed. | ||
| Road Closures : | All road closures have been lifted. | ||
| Injuries: | 2 | ||
| Cause: | Vehicle into dry vegetation | ||
| Cooperating Agencies: | CHP, El Dorado Co SO, Amador SO, Cal OES, CDCR, El Dorado Co Animal Control, USFS, BLM, El Dorado Co DOT, CCC, Red Cross, PG&E, Cal Trans | ||
| Total Fire Personnel: | 75 | ||
| Total Fire Engines: | 5 | ||
| Total Fire crews: | 3 | ||
| Total Water Tenders: | 1 | ||
| Long/Lat: | -120.7819/38.5691 | ||
| Conditions: | Patrol and mop-up of the fire will continue for several days. Excess resources are continuing to be released and/or reassigned to other incidents. | ||
| Phone Numbers | (530) 647-5218 (Incident Information)  | ||
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