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All County Facilities Temporarily Closed To Reduce Transmissibility of COVID-19 in our Communities

Closures in effect 1-12-22 through 1-31-22. Reopening to be evaluated at that time.

1-11-22 Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)

Local health emergency declared in Alpine County/School closures

1-10-22 All public meetings and events to be virtual or suspended

All public meetings and events to be virtual or suspended until further notice

12-13-21 Limited travel recommended from 5pm, Dec 13 through 6pm, Dec 14

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Alpine County region and will remain in effect
until 10 PM PST Tuesday, December 14, 2021. It is recommended that residents do not travel
from 5 PM to 6 AM on Monday, December 13th and Tuesday December 14th...

11:22PM 10-24-21 FLASH FLOOD WARNING

Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning
CAC003-017-051-NVC005-251200-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service...

10-24-21 5:35pm NWS--Flood Warning extended for Alpine County

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ072&warncounty=CAC003&firewxzone=NVZ421&local_place1=Markleeville%20CA&product1=Flood+Warning&lat=38.6946&lon=-119.78#.YXX_mp7MJPY

10-21-21 Flash Flooding/Debris flow potential

Incoming Storm may bring flash flooding and debris flows to high risk areas in Tamarack burn scar

10-21-21 Blue Lakes Road closure-CORRECTION

CORRECTION Blue Lakes Road closing at 1pm on Friday, 10-22-21 (not 11-22) due to incoming storms.

Public Safety Power Shutoff 9-19-21

Possible power shutoff this weekend, please plan ahead

9-16-21 Evacuation Updates

Evacutaion warnings lifted in zone 23

9-14-2 Evacuation/Road Closure Updates

Updated Evacuation Orders and Road Closures for Alpine County

9-11-21 Evacuation Updates

Evacuations updates and lifted warnings

Voting Access for Emergency Workers on Caldor Fire

Provisional voting for emergency workers

9-1-21 Clarification on Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Clarification on evacuation order and warning locations

9-1-21 Updated Alpine County Evacuation Orders & Warnings

Updated Orders and Warnings for Alpine County

9-1-21 Economic Aid for Tamarack Fire victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DECLARES AN ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER DECLARATION FOR THE TAMARACK FIRE. SBA LOANS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THE FIRE.THE TAMARACK FIRE ASSISTANCE FUND HAS OPENED UP THE...

8-31-21 Extended Evacuation Orders and Updates

To see if you fall within new evacuation boundaries, type your address in the search box on the live, interactive map https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/607/Interactive-Map---Caldor-Wildfire-Activi

Updated Evacuation Warnings and Orders 8-31-21

Updated evacuation notices 8-31-21

Interactive Evacuation Map--Caldor Fire

Link to Interactive evacuation map

8-30-21 Alpine County Official Statement--Caldor Fire

Alpine County Official Statement

8-30-21 AM UPDATE

CALFIRE 7am Update on Caldor Fire

8/29/21 9PM EXPANDED EVACUATION WARNINGS

Evacuation warnings expanded from Forrestdale Creek Road to Woodfords. Please read Cal Fire news release carefully!

8-29-21 4:30 PM Evacuation Updates

El Dorado-Alpine County Update

8-30-21 Caldor Fire Evacuation UPDATES

8-30-21 CALFIRE 7AM STATUS UPDATE
/DocumentCenter/View/4581/8-30-21--AM-Update

8-29-29 Evacuation ORDER for El Dorado and Alpine Counties.
Includes Meyers, Christmas Valley, Upper Truckee and Kirkwood Area
...

Flash Flood & Debris Warning

Flash Flood And Debris Warning Aug 12-14, 2021

7/24/21 Proclamation of Local Health Emergency--Hazardous Waste from Wildfire

Public Health proclamation of risk to public health from wildfire debris--July 24, 2021, still in effect

Emergency Order Restricting Re-Entry to Affected Areas

EMERGENCY ORDER OF THE ALPINE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
REGARDING TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS ON RE-ENTRY TO AFFECTED
AREAS; AND PROHIBITING ENDANGERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH
THE UNSAFE REMOVAL, TRANSPORT, AND DISPOSAL OF FIRE DEBRIS

Phone Outage/Limited Internet

7/30/2021 County offices in the Markleeville area are experiencing a wide-spread phone outage and limited internet/email access. We appreciate your patience as we work through this phase of recovery from the Tamarack Fire.

07-27-2021 Temporary Sheriff Dispatch & Non Emergency lines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE ALPINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS SET UP A
TEMPORARY DISPATCH LINE AND NON-EMERGENCY LINE.
Alpine County Sheriff’s Office Non-Emergency Line: 530-721-0757
Alpine County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Line: 775-782-5126

07-26-21 Tamarack Fire UPDATE

Tamarack Fire Update from Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Command Team

More Evacuations Lifted, Flash Flood Warning Issued

More Evacuations Lifted, Flash Flood Warning Issued

Evacuations lifted for Mesa Vista

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ALPINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS REMOVED THE MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER FOR MESA VISTA

07-24-21 Tamarack Fire Update

Update from Incident Management

Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency for Alpine County

Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency for Alpine County

Dangerous Wildfire Debris

Potential danger of wildfire debris

Structure Status Report

STRUCTURE STATUS MAP LINK: https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/593/Maps

EVACUATION INFORMATION

This page will be updated regularly.

Evacuee Food Support 7-20-2021

Carson Valley Community Food Closet extending services to Alpine County residents.

07-20-21 UPDATE 2: 28PM

Access to evacuation sites has been suspended for the remainder of today due to fire activity.
Highway 88 is closed. Please see the Caltrans website for details.
https://roads.dot.ca.gov

07-20-21 Tamarack Update

Tamarack Fire Update
Tuesday July 20, 2021 – 9:00 a.m

07-21-2021 Escorted Access for Residents

DATE: July 21, 2021
RE: Evacuee Access & Escorts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alpine County Sheriff’s Office and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office are providing escorts for residents located in the evacuation area to secure pets, papers and emergency items....

Mandatory Evacuation of MESA VISTA

7-19-21 3:10PM Mandatory evacuations ordered for MESA VISTA

Mandatory Evacuation of Blue Lakes Road

7-19-21 Evacuations of Blue Lakes Road ordered

Official daily briefings/Q & A

County Officials (Fire Chief, CAO, Public Health) will hold daily briefings and Q & A session at noon at the Senior Center. Daily briefings will continue until the evacuation center closes. Sessions will be recorded and/or streamed live as Internet...

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