Donnell Fire Update (Thursday - Aug 9, 2018, 8AM)
Posted: Thursday - Aug 9, 2018, 10AM
Incident: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/maps/6092/

FIRE INFORMATION:
(209) 536-5388
donnellfirestf1918@gmail.com

LOCATION: Stanislaus National Forest

DATE STARTED: August 1, 2018

ACRES: 21,097

PERCENT CONTAINED: 6%

STRUCTURES THREATENED: 220

STRUCTURES DESTROYED: 55

INJURIES/ACCIDENTS: 0

MINOR STRUCTURES DESTROYED: 81

TOTAL PERSONNEL: 602

Fire Resources include: 7 Hand Crews, 3 Helicopters, 42 Engines, 4 Dozers, 5 Water Tenders

CURRENT SITUATION: The fire pushed further up the Arnot and Disaster Creek drainages to the northeast. The fire crossed
Douglas Creek on the north side of Highway 108. Overnight crews continued to make progress constructing dozer and hand
lines off the Eagle Meadow (5N01) Road. Increased fire activity is expected today due to the lifting of the inversion layer
and stronger southwest winds. Structure protection continues to be the priority along Highway 108 and the Eagle Meadow
Road, including protecting the Bennett Juniper.

RECREATION RESIDENCE AND FACILITY UPDATE: As of August 8, at 8:45 PM the Wagner and Riverside recreation tracts
and Dardanelle Resort reviews have been completed and all permittees contacted regarding the condition of their cabin/resort.
Fourteen of 16 cabins in the Wagner Tract as well as the Dardanelle Store were destroyed in the fire. None of the
cabins within the Riverside Tract were destroyed. The assessment team continues to evaluate structure conditions along
Highway 108, and the Forest Service is contacting permittees as soon as information is available.

Highway 108 is still closed at Eagle Meadow Road from the west and at the top of Sonora Pass on the east side. The
Alpine County Sheriff's Office has closed the gate at the junction of Highway 4 and Highlands Lake Road (Forest Service
Road 8N01). The Pacific Crest Trail has also been closed between Highway 108 and Highway 4 for public safety.

The incident is in Unified Command with Central Coast Interagency Incident Management Team, Tuolumne County Sheriff's
Office and Tuolumne County Fire Department.

The fire started at the inlet of Donnell Reservoir and continues to burn along the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River
in steep and inaccessible terrain. It has spread to both sides of Highway 108 near Brightman. The fire is burning north
into the Carson Iceberg Wilderness between the Arnot Creek and Disaster Creek drainages and east to Eureka Valley along
Highway 108.

Mandatory Evacuations: In effect along Highway 108 from Eagle Meadow Road to Kennedy Meadows (all residences and
campgrounds) as well as all along Eagle Meadow Road (5N01) and the Clark Fork Road area. No new mandatory
evacuations have been ordered.

Advisory Evacuation for Mill Creek area was put into effect on August 8.

For more information about the Stanislaus National Forest, visit us at www.fs.usda.gov/stanislaus/

For more information on the fire please go to https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6092/