Additional Evacuations Ordered In SMC As CZU Lightning Fires Rage

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Additional evacuations were ordered and warnings issued for parts of San Mateo County as the CZU Lightning Complex fires continued to rage overnight.

#CZUAugustLightningComplex INCIDENT UPDATE 7:00am pic.twitter.com/TNca0DCqts
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) August 19, 2020

Fires at Olmo Truck Trail and Butano Fire Road, North Butano Truck Trail and Dearborn Park Road and North Butano Truck Trail and China Grade Road had each burned 3,000 acres and were 0 percent contained as of 7 a.m. according to Cal Fire.

Corrected Street Names #SCULightningComplex | For Immediate Release | Evacuation Order and Evacuation Warning Issued pic.twitter.com/Ps8aoziZKN
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 19, 2020

Early Tuesday morning authorities issued evacuation orders for the areas of South Skyline Boulevard near Highway 9, Russian Ridge Open Space Reserve Area, Middleton Tract Area, Portola Redwoods State Park and Portola Heights Community Area.

An evacuation center has been set up at Pescadero High School at 360 Butano Cutoff in Pescadero.

Evacuation orders were issued on Tuesday afternoon for Butano State Park area including Barranca Knolls Community southern San Mateo County due to wildfires in the area.

An evacuation warning was issued for the Pescadero Creek County Park earlier in the day.