'Little Fire' Reaches Over 1000 Acres, Some Evacuation Orders Lifted

PLEASANTON, CA — Areas of Pleasanton and unincorporated Alameda County remain under evacuation orders due to the 1007.3-acre Little Fire, according to the Watch Duty app.

The fire expanded to 1,007.3 acres as of 11:28 p.m. Tuesday, with 10% containment.

Several areas of Pleasanton remain under evacuation as of Tuesday night. Evacuation 3 orders remain in p for PLS-081 and PLS-103, while orders for ALC0972, PLS-079, and PLS-082 were dropped as of 9:36 p.m., according to the Watch Duty app.

Populated areas like Ruby Hill and the area near Shadow Cliffs are under an advisory as of 11:34 p.m.

The Pleasanton Senior Center at 5353 Sunol Boulevard is open as an evacuation support center, the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department said.

The Little Fire broke out around 2:41 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Little Valley Road and Hubbard Lane south of Pleasanton, southeast of the Callippe Preserve Golf Course, according to Cal Fire. It spread to 50 acres by 3:05 p.m., then 150 acres at 3:30 p.m., then 700 acres by 4:35 p.m., and 950 acres by 6:35 p.m. The fire is at 10% containment as of 6:50 p.m.

Cal Fire said that it is cooperating with Alameda County Fire and the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, and asked residents to steer clear of the area. Pulsepoint showed 31 trucks on scene as of 2:38 p.m.

An additional five engines, two dozers, and two water tenders were requested as of 4:27 p.m. per Incident Command, according to Watch Duty.

The city of Dublin said at 5 p.m. that there is no immediate threat to its residents or businesses, but smoke is drifting in that direction.

The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department said that no structures were affected as of 5:51 p.m.

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