Kings Fire update 89,574 acres 35% contained

King Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated:	September 23, 2014 12:20 pm
Date/Time Started:	September 13, 2014 4:32 pm
Administrative Unit:	CAL FIRE / USFS - El Dorado National Forest
County:	El Dorado County
Location:	Near Pollock Pines
Acres Burned - Containment:	89,574 acres - 35% contained
Structures Threatened:	12,000 single residences and 9,000 other minor structures
Structures Destroyed:	10 single residences & 22 other minor structures
Evacuations:	For the latest evacuations, visit the King Fire Information page: http://www.facebook.com/KINGFIREPIO To obtain the most current and accurate evacuation status and information go directly to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s blog (pio.edso.org) and web page at: http://www.edcgov.us/Government/El_Dorado_County_King_Fire_Information.aspx The Sheriff’s office manages all evacuation activities for the county and is updating information as changes occur. To assist in this effort, the Chief Administrative Office of El Dorado County has set up a hotline and webpage. Evacuation Shelter Location: The Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3520 Carson Road, Camino, CA 95709 Special Announcements: The King Incident and cooperating agencies will hold a news conference at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church located at 3520 Carson Rd. in Camino at 12:00 p.m. This will announce the re-population of residents in the White Meadows area at 1 pm today. For the latest highway 50 closures visit the CAL TRANS webpage. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/display.php?page=us50 Before driving near the area, check with the Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) 800.427.7623
Road Closures :	For current information refer to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s blog (pio.edso.org)
Injuries:	4
Cooperating Agencies:	CHP, Red Cross, Cal OES, El Dorado Irrigation District, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sierra Pacific Industries, PG&E, Placer County Water Agency, Placer County Sheriffs, California Conservation Corps and El Dorado County Animal Services.
Total Fire Personnel:	7,388
Total Fire Engines:	547
Total Fire crews:	122
Total Helicopters:	19
Total Dozers:	101
Total Water Tenders:	61
Incident Management Team:	5
Conditions:	The King Fire is burning in steep terrain in the South Fork of the American River Canyon, Silver Creek Canyon, and the Rubicon Canyon, north of the community of Pollock Pines. The fire has crossed into Placer County and has burned onto the Tahoe National Forest. The recent rainfall over the fire did little to slow fire behavior. Red Flag Warnings are predicted over the fire area for high winds and low relative humidity from September 23 at 2:00 p.m. until September 24 at 8:00 p.m. Crews are building direct line where they can, and indirect line where unsafe conditions exist. A spot fire on the east side of French Meadows Reservoir, north of the leading fire edge, is close to full containment. Two heavy helicopters began making water drops on the spot fire in the late afternoon. Crews in Zone 1 located and mopped up two nearby spot fires that were identified overnight by aerial infrared camera. The King Fire is being managed in Unified Command with CAL FIRE, Eldorado National Forest, and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. Federal Team CIIMT 5 (Jim Giachino) will be coordinating firefighting operations of Zone 1 (northern portion) of the fire, and CAL FIRE IMT 5 (Kevin Smith) is managing Zone 2 (southern portion) of the fire. The damage assessment of the White Meadows area continues, currently 10 residences and 22 other type structures were destroyed. The King Incident and cooperating agencies will hold a news conference at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church located at 3520 Carson Rd. in Camino at 12:00 p.m. This will announce the re-population of residents in the White Meadows area.