Oak Fire evacuation update: These roads are closed or under evacuation order

The Oak Fire near Mariposa that began Friday July 22, 2022 has burned more than 6,500 acres with zero containment. The blaze threatened 2,000 homes as of Saturday morning, forcing widespread road closures and evacuations near Yosemite.

Here is a list of road closures, according to Calfire:

Carstens Road, Triangle Rd from Hwy 140 to Hwy 49 south, Buckingham Mt. Rd, Plumbar Creek Rd, Jerseydale Rd and all side roads, Hwy 140 from Allred Rd to Ponderosa Way, Darrah Rd, Silva Rd from Triangle to Cole Rd, Cole Rd, McNally Rd, Boyer Rd and all side roads, Brooks Rd, Woodland Dr, Carelton Rd to Morningstar Rd and Morningstar Rd.

Evacuation orders apply to these roads:

Carstens Rd, Buckingham Mt. Rd, Plumbar Creek Rd, Triangle Rd from Hwy 140 to Highway 49 south, Carter Rd, Darrah Rd from Triangle to Valley View and all sides of the road, Silva Rd from Triangle to Van Ness Rd, Boyer Rd from Hwy 49 south and all side roads, Darrah Rd from the stop light to Triangle Rd, Triangle Rd from Hwy 49 south to Westfall Road and all side roads including Triangle Park, Tip Top Rd, Wass Rd, Westfall from Triangle to Oliver Creek. Silva Rd from Cole to Triangle and all side roads, Gingers Trish Rd, Cole Rd to Darrah Rd including all side roads, Darrah Rd from Hwy 49s to Triangle Rd including all side roads, McNally Rd. Hwy 49 south from Darrah Rd to Triangle east side of the road (Bootjack Market Side), Woodland Dr, Brooks Rd, Indian Rock Ln, Morningstar Rd from Carleton to Allred and all side roads, Carleton Rd. from Triangle to Morningstar.

Animal evacuation information:

Small Animals-Mariposa Elementary School 5044 Jones St. Mariposa (6th and Jones)Large Animals – Maiposa County Fairgrounds 5007 Fairgrounds Rd. Mariposa

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