stupid alas: Dance Fire Map 2013: California Wildfire Spreads Near Orleans

Dance Fire Map 2013: California Wildfire Spreads Near Orleans

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) ? The Dance Fire Map 2013 spread Wednesday as the California wildfire prompted Orleans, CA evacuations. The Dance Fire is located near Camp Creek Road and is causing evacuations of some town residents near Highway 96.

The latest news update on the Dance Fire Map 2013 was indicated today July 31, 2013. The fire remains near Orleans, CA, reports Incident Commander Duane Franklin. The fire is being battled by roughly five hundred personnel but is still at only twenty-five percent containment. The fire had reached six hundred fifty acres overnight. But officials believe that they might reach full containment by noon today.

The fire which started Monday afternoon is prompting some traffic. Last night officials told news that ?Traffic restored to Highway 96. NorCal Team 2 assumed command of the fire at 6:00 p.m. tonight.? They added that ?Evacuation order for portions of Orleans will be lifted this evening or early tomorrow at the latest.? Evacuees were being sent to Junction Elementary School, 98821 California 96, Somes Bar. But officials indicated that some resident in and near Orleans were under evacuation orders. Meantime the Karuk Tribe?s evacuation center was set up on Highway 96?s Department of Natural Resources offices.

The fire was being advanced by 96 degree temperatures, humidity levels near eighteen percent and winds blowing southeast at 9 mph. Officials remained concerned about ?Fire mostly smoldering and creeping. No major runs today. Vast majority of acreage was during the first operational period.? For the latest fire map click HERE.