Evacuation Orders Downgraded To Warnings In Community Of Kenwood And Porter Creek Road Areas In Sonoma County

Press release from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office:

October 4, 2020

Evacuation orders related to the Glass Fire

The following areas are downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning:

Zone 6A1 is downgraded from an evacuation order to evacuation warning:

North of Bennett Valley Road

East the Santa Rosa city limits and the Savannah Trail/Annadel State Park and

West of Warm Springs Road

South of Highway 12

Zone 6A2 is downgraded from an evacuation order to evacuation warning:

North of Arnold Drive

East of Warm Springs Road

South and West of Highway 12

Zone 6B3 is downgraded from an evacuation order to an evacuation warning:

North of Trinity Road

East and North of Highway 12

West of the Napa County line

South of Nelligan Road/Nuns Canyon Road

NOTE: Everything north of Highway 12 between Melita Road and Nuns Canyon Road remains under evacuation order. Residents living on Nelligan Road/Nuns Canyon Road are able to return home.

NOTE: Highway 12 from Melita Road to Nuns Canyon Road may be down to one lane in various areas due to infrastructure repairs. Please consider using alternates routes when returning home to Kenwood from the Santa Rosa area.

A portion of Zone 2P1 is downgraded from and evacuation order to an evacuation warning:

North of the Santa Rosa city limits

East of Wallace Road and the intersection of Franz Valley Road and Porter Creek Road (Safari West)

West of Calistoga Road

South of Petrified Forest Road

Note: Calistoga Road between Petrified Forest Road to Harville Road remains closed. All access off of Calistoga Road remains closed as well.

This means you can now return home at your own risk. These areas are still at risk from the fires in the area. We recommend you stay home for the day once you arrive. There’s going to be a lot of traffic in the area so please drive safely; our priority is getting everyone home safely.

All other areas under evacuation order are still closed. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens. Continue to follow the instructions of first responders in the area and make sure to listen for hi-lo sirens. Use extreme caution when around the burned areas that may be present. The burn area is under a Public Health Order due to health hazards created by the fire.

The public is reminded to stay vigilant on current fire conditions. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. A reminder to drive slowly and yield to emergency personnel in the area.

You can call 2-1-1 or check socoemergency.org if you have any questions. Also, take a look at the interactive evacuation map at https://arcg.is/0buuL1 and search by address to see the status of your zone.

This press release was produced by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The views expressed here are the author’s own.