SCU Fires continue to grow; no relief in sight for weary firefighters

damage from SCU Lightning Complex Fire

Cal Fire on Saturday announced that the SCU Lightning Complex Fires rose overnight from 274,968 acres, to 291,968 acres or 456.2 square miles.

Containment of these fires remained at 10 percent.

The approximately 20 separate fires are burning in multiple locations throughout Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

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There are fears that the fires will head to the Central Valley, as new evacuation warnings have been issued for parts of Merced County.

As of Friday night, Cal Fire was reporting there were two first-responder injuries and two civilian injuries.

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The fires were threatening 20,065 structures, and five structures were reported destroyed.

Crews were planning Friday night to build direct and indirect fire lines and were making the protection of sensitive wildlife and critical power and communication infrastructure a top priority, according to Cal Fire.

Go to the Cal Fire incident page for updates on damage totals and evacuation zones for the SCU Lightning Complex Fires.

EVACUATION ORDERS:

Alameda County / Stanislaus County:

Frank Raines Park to Mines Road
Del Puerto Canyon Road 1 mile to Mines Road

Santa Clara County:

East of San Jose City limits
South of Mt. Hamilton Rd.
North of Metcalf Rd. & San Felipe Rd., East to the County Line
East of San Antonio Valley Rd. to Del Puerto Canyon Rd. to the County Line
South of Stanislaus County Between Santa Clara County Line and I-5
West of I-5 North of Stanislaus/Merced County Line
North of Stanislaus/Merced County Line
East of Santa Clara County Line
North of Hwy 130 to Santa Clara County Line
West of San Antonio Valley Rd.
West of Mines Rd. to Santa Clara County Line
East of 3 Springs Rd. and Mt. Hamilton Rd.
South of Santa Clara County Lin
North of Mt. Hamilton Rd. to Three Springs Rd.
South of Santa Clara County Line
West of the Fire Perimeter
East of Ferguson Rd. East and North of Hwy 152
West of Merced County Line
North of Hwy 152
South of Metcalf Rd at Shingle Valley Rd.
East to the Stanislaus County line
East of Shingle Valley Rd. and everything East of Anderson Lake, East of Coyote Creek,
East of Coyote Reservoir, East of Roop Rd., East of Leavesley Rd., East of Crews Rd.,
East of Ferguson Road.
East and North of Hwy 152
West of Merced County Line, North of Hwy 152
South of Metcalf Road at Shingle Valley Road, East to the Stanislaus County Line

Alameda County:

All of Mines Road, south of Mile Marker 10 to the county line

San Joaquin County:

South of West Corral Hollow Road to Stanislaus County line
West of I-580 to Alameda County line
East of Alameda County line to I-580 and the Stanislaus County line
The PAR Estates and following streets are excluded from the order, but will be in an evacuation warning: (See warning below)

EVACUATION WARNINGS:

San Joaquin County:

All of PAR Estates which are the following streets:
W. Vernalis Road, Bernard Drive, Stearman Road, Brichetto Court, Stearman Court, S Chrisman Road south of I-580, and the Tracy Golf & Country Club
North of West Corral Hollow Road to I-580
East of the Alameda County line to I-580

Stanislaus County:

South of Diablo Grande Parkway and the Diablo Community to the Stanislaus/Merced County Line
West of the I-5
North of Stanislaus/Merced County Line
East of Santa Clara County Line

Alameda County:

City of Fremont - Mill Creek Road

Santa Clara County:

South of Metcalf Rd. East of Coyote Creek to the Anderson Lake Shore, East of Chochrane Rd., East of Hill Rd. and South of Main Ave., North of Maple Ave., East of Foothill Ave, North of San Martin Ave, East of New Ave..
West of Shingle Valley Rd. and everything West of Anderson Lake, West of Coyote Creek, West of Coyote Reservoir, North and West of Roop Rd. between Coyote Reservoir Rd. and New Ave
East of Lovers Lane and the Santa Clara County
South of Hwy 152 to the San Benito County line
West to the Merced County Line
North of San Benito County Line to Hwy 152

EVACUATION CENTERS:

Creekside Middle School: 535 Peregrine Dr, Patterson, CA 95363
Milpitas Library: 160 N Main St Milpitas, CA 95035

ROAD CLOSURES:

Holiday Dr. at East Dunne Ave., Coyote Reservoir Rd. at Roop Rd., Canada Rd. at Hwy 152, Hwy 152 at Belle Station
Del Puerto Canyon Road (SR-130) between Mines Road and Diablo Grande PKWY
Hwy 130 at Three Springs Rd.
Hwy 130 at Quimby Rd.

Animal Evacuation Center(s):