Oak Fire Information Officers continue in force to serve communities affected by the Oak Fire and will be at the following locations listed in the flyer below this afternoon.

See the attachment below for Resource Phone Lines from Mariposa County.

There was minimal growth on the fire overnight. Crews continue to focus their efforts in the Devil’s Gulch area on the northeast side of the fire. Devil’s Gulch is rugged, incredibly steep and almost vertical terrain. This presents many operational challenges to firefighters. Hand crews are working a double shift to construct direct hand line in this hazardous terrain and helicopters will sling-load supplies in to support the operation. There is no uncontrolled fire growth expected in all other areas of the fire. Today temperatures will remain hot. Damage inspections continue.

PG&E is assessing assets and conducting repairs in areas where CAL FIRE has determined it is safe for crews to work. Power will be restored to customers who remain out as soon as it is possible to do so safely, and restoration depends on the extent of damage to PG&E equipment. Because of this, PG&E is unable to provide an estimated time of restoration. Of the more than 3,100 customers who were deenergized or lost power as a result of the fire, 730 remain out. The 730 who remain out are largely served by infrastructure that was directly damaged by the fire. For additional information and updates on outages, please visit PG&E’s Outage Map on pge.com/outage, or call their Outage Information line at 1-800-743-5002.

OAK FIRE LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER: August 1st through August 3rd, 9:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M at Mariposa High School Gymnasium, 5074 Old Highway N, Mariposa, CA 95338. This is a multi-agency support center to provide assistance to ANY residents impacted by the Oak Fire.

Fire restrictions and closures near the fire area are in place on the Sierra National Forest. This closure will support public safety by keeping public members out of hazardous burn areas and will allow firefighting resources to combat the Fire without public interference.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/sierra/alerts-notices
For an updated Smoke Outlook, please visit: https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/3f18d7bc

 The fire has made its way to the bottom of Devil’s Gulch on the northeast side of the fire. It’s referred to as Devil’s Gulch due to its incredibly steep, almost vertical terrain. Hand crews will be working a double shift to construct direct hand line in this hazardous terrain and helicopters will sling-load supplies in to support the operation. The was no growth in the fire in all other areas. Damage inspections continue. 
 

Evacuation Orders Reduced to Fire Advisories - 7/29/22 1 PM

Evacuations for the following areas have been reduced to Fire Advisement. Fire advisement is NOT an evacuation Order, it is simply to advise residents, in the area, of the potential need to evacuate should conditions change. Allowing those in the affected area to plan and prepare. These areas will be open to residents living in the area only:
• All Darrah Road including all side roads
• All Silva Road

Fire Advisements have been lifted for the following areas: 
• Lushmeadows Subdivision - south of Triangle Road
• Triangle Road from 49S to East Westfall - both sides of the road including all side roads
• Triangle Road from East Westfall to Darrah - south side of the road only 
• Tiptop Rd including all sides of the road
• Hwy 49S from Usona Road to the Madera County line south side only 

Fire crews, along with cooperating agencies, are working around the clock to repopulate the areas within the fire perimeter. There was minimal fire growth overnight and containment increased by 6%. Crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots and providing structure defense. Firefighters are building and improving direct fire line in extremely steep, rugged, and difficult to access terrain. Persistent drought, critically dry fuels, and tree mortality remain contributing factors to the fires spread. Damage inspection will continue until all areas of the fire have been assessed.

OAK FIRE LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER: August 1st through August 3rd, 9:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M at Mariposa High School Gymnasium, 5074 Old Highway N, Mariposa, CA 95338. This is a multi-agency support center to provide assistance to ANY residents impacted by the Oak Fire.

Fire restrictions and closures near the fire area are in place on the Sierra National Forest. This closure will support public safety by keeping public members out of hazardous burn areas and will allow firefighting resources to combat the Fire without public interference.

For additional information, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/sierra/alerts-notices

For an updated Smoke Outlook, please visit: https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/3f18d7bc

Firefighters are actively engaged in all areas of the fire. Crews are strengthening control lines, patrolling for hot spots, improving contingency lines, and constructing direct line in very steep areas that are extremely difficult to access. Today was hotter and drier as expected, but cloud cover in the area prevented further drying and heating of fuels.  Monsoonal moisture is expected to return early next week which should lower temperature and raise humidity levels. Damage inspection will continue until the entire fire area is assessed. 

OAK FIRE LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER: August 1st through August 3rd, 9:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M at Mariposa High School Gymnasium, 5074 Old Highway N, Mariposa, CA 95338. This is a multi-agency support center to provide assistance to ANY residents impacted by the Oak Fire. 

Fire restrictions and closures near the fire area are in place on the Sierra National Forest. This closure will support public safety by keeping public members out of hazardous burn areas and will allow firefighting resources to combat the Fire without public interference.
For additional information, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/sierra/alerts-notices. 
For an updated Smoke Outlook, please visit: https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/3f18d7bc 

Mariposa Safe Families is offering support to all affected by the Oak Fire.
Stop by their office during the times noted in the flyer below for assistance.

Local Assistance Center
A multi-agency support center will be open August 1-3, 2022 at the Mariposa High School - Gymnasium from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Assistance is available to ANY resident impacted by the Oak Fire. This could include extensive power outage, property loss, evacuation, etc. A list of resources and services are listed in the attachment below.
Transportation can be arranged for those with special needs by calling 1-209-966-2000

Evacuation Orders Reduced to Fire Advisories - 7/28/22 1PM

Evacuations for the following areas have been reduced to Fire Advisement. Fire advisement is NOT an evacuation Order, it is simply to advise residents, in the area, of the potential need to evacuate should conditions change. Allowing those in the affected area to plan and prepare. These areas will be open to residents living in the area only:

• All of East Westfall Rd including Smithers Road and Old Mill Rd

Fire Advisements have been lifted for the following areas:
• All areas West of Hwy 140
• Carlteon Road including all side roads
• Allred Road including all side roads
• Morningstar Road including all side roads
• Cole Road including all side roads
• Hwy 140 from Slaughterhouse Road to Triangle Road
• Hwy 49S from Allred Road to Woodland Drive including all side roads
• Darrah Rd from Hwy 49S to Deer Springs including all side roads