Atlas Fire: Parts Of Solano County Evacuated

UPDATE, Oct. 10: SOLANO COUNTY, CA — Mandatory Atlas Fire evacuations were issued Monday night for parts of unincorporated Solano County west of Fairfield. The following areas were under mandatory evacuation orders, according to the latest information Tuesday morning from the Solano County Sheriff's Office:

• All streets off of Green Valley Road north of Rockville Road (the four-way stop)
• All streets in Green Valley Estates west of Green Valley Road (Paseo Arboles / Via Vaquero)
• All streets on the west side of Green Valley Road from Mason Rd to Valley End
• All of Twin Sisters Road and roads off of Twin Sisters
• All of Joyce Lane
• The west side of Suisun Valley Road from the Napa County line south to Rockville Road
• North of Rockville Road from Suisun Valley to Green Valley Road

An evacuation center is open at the Solano Community College, 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, Building 1400. Animals are not allowed inside the buildings.

Another evacuation center has opened at Allan Witt Park, 1741 W. Texas St. in Fairfield. Only service animals are allowed at the facility. There remains room available for evacuees at the Allan Witt Park, Sports Complex 1741 W. Texas St. in Fairfield.

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A large animal evacuation center is open at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo at Gate 6.

Roads in the evacuated area are closed to through traffic except residents evacuating.

Suisun Valley and Nelda Mundy elementary schools are closed Tuesday.

Fairfield and Suisun City authorities say no evacuations are in place within their city limits.

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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Mandatory Atlas Fire evacuations were issued Monday night for Twin Sisters Road and Joyce Lane west of Fairfield, the Fairfield Police Department said in an alert at just after 8 p.m. Meanwhile, an Atlas Fire evacuation advisory remained in effect for residents in the Green Valley area west of Fairfield.

The evacuations come as the Fairfield Fire Department has been coordinating with the Cordelia Fire Protection District and CAL Fire to monitor the large Napa County wildfire that is moving east toward Solano County, said Fairfield police Sgt. Jeff Osgood.

"Based on expected weather this afternoon and evening Cal Fire has issued an evacuation advisory for the Green Valley area west of Green Valley Road from Mason, north to Valley End Lane," Osgood said. "This means we strongly encourage folks to evacuate now if possible. If the wind changes as expected, a formal evacuation order is imminent."

The evacuation advisory includes:

• All streets off of Green Valley Road north of Rockville Road (the four-way stop)
• All streets in Green Valley Estates west of Green Valley Road (Paseo Arboles / Via Vaquero)
• All streets on the west side of Green Valley Road from Mason Rd to Valley End

The evacuation does not include any area within the Fairfield city limits, Osgood said.

Photo via Fairfield Police Department