Gilroy SCU Lightening Fire Complex Update August 22, 2020

From the City of Gilroy:

August 20, 2020

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for our area beginning Sunday, 8/23 at 5:00 AM through Monday, 8/24 at 5:00 PM. The National Weather Service is predicting erratic, gusty winds along with dry lightning.

Evacuation Orders and Warnings for our area continue to be located on the far east side of Gilroy. Please refer to the CalFire Evacuation Map for details. Evacuation Orders and Warnings are issued to protect the safety of you, your family, and our community and to allow critical infrastructure workers, including firefighters, access to remote areas. If you are in an Evacuation Order area, please evacuate now. If you are in an Evacuation Warning area, please plan ahead and make preparations to evacuate.

The Gilroy Fire Department continues to assist in firefighting efforts with three engines and eleven firefighters deployed to the regional efforts while maintaining enhanced staffing within the City. The City is actively engaged with the County and CalFire and is tracking developments and continuing planning efforts to ensure the safety of our community.

A CalFire Strike Team has been set up at Christmas Hill Park to assist with the SCU firefighting efforts and the Ranch Side of Christmas Hill Park is now CLOSED to the public until further notice.

Ann Sobrato High School located at 401 Burnett Ave., Morgan Hill CA 95037, has been designated as an Evacuation Resource Center for Santa Clara County.

• CalFire Evacuation Map
• Santa Clara County Community Information, Resources and Updates
• CalFire Incident Page with Up to Date Information Regarding Local Fires
• UCANR Fire Map, an Independent Community Effort to Provide General Awareness of Wildfire Activity
• AirNow Interactive Map Showing Current Air Quality in the Bay Area
• County of Santa Clara EOC Wildfire Hotline: 408-808-7778

The image below is from 8/22 at 2:00 PM. For up-to-date orders and warnings use the link above to access the CalFire Evacuation map.

This press release was produced by the City of Gilroy. The views expressed are the author's own.