According to CALFire Captain Mike Spears "These meetings that we are holding are intending to dispel all these rumors that are out there in the community. These facebook pages and media outlets that are using our computer systems are really detrimental to what we are trying to do here... and the information center and the Tuolumne county emergency operations center. We have information that goes out on some of these pages and it really ties up our phone lines here in the help center and takes away from the job that we are really trying to get done."
Sierra Bible Church is located at 15171 Tuolumne Road in Sonora, CA 95370 across from Standard Field, for a map click here.
The Rim Fire has grown to 143,980 acres and is seven percent contained. The new size estimate was announced during the evening briefing. CALFire Information Officer Daniel Berland released the information on Twitter
All Tuolumne County Schools including Columbia Community College have been canceled through Tuesday except possibly Sonora High School.
The Community College says:
Based on the recommendation of the Deputy Incident Commander of the Rim Fire and and the Public Health Officer it is recommended that we continue canceling classes through Tuesday evening due to health and safety concerns. The Calaveras and Oakdale off-campus sites will remain open and classes will be offered as scheduled.
It is anticipated that the main campus will re-open on Wednesday, August 28th as normally scheduled. For additional updates, if any, stay tuned to your local radio stations (*KVML,KZSQ/KKBN), access the Columbia College Website homepage or call the campus main phone number (209)588-5100 and press "1" for current campus conditions.
*KVML1450AM, KKBN93.5FM, Star92.7FM
Roads leading into Tuolumne City remain blocked only residents in the community and emergency officials are allowed to pass through. Residents need identification. Road closures are due to heavy traffic from emergency personnel.
Update Aug 24 7:30PM: Advisory notices removed for all but 18 homes in Pine Mountain Lake on Clements Road. Advisory notices are in effect for Tuolumne City, Ponderosa Hills, North Tuolumne Road, along Highway 108 up to Sugar Pine and Mi Wuk, and down Highway 108 to Soulsbyville and Willow Springs.
Rim Fire officials had their evening briefing, and the Rim Fire size estimate is 143,980 CALFire Information Officer Daniel Berland released the information on Twitter it is 7% contained.
The Sonora WalMart is closed due to poor indoor air quality. The Black Oak Casino is open to those who have access to the area.
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