A PG&E spokesperson said it had a “number of assets potentially at risk,” but that the utility understood its equipment did not cause the fire, based on the time and location of the start. “If we see houses on fire then we’ll get out of here,” he said.Ĭal Fire said the blaze threatened critical power infrastructure, and steep, rugged terrain made it difficult for fire crews to access the South Fork of the Mokelumne River drainage area.
He said he’d seen the smoke shortly after the fire started to the southwest. “I told my family, I’m not leaving until the fire hits the f- house.” His wife, three kids, uncle, two dogs, three cats and chickens and ducks were packed and ready to evacuate. Amador County Sheriff’s OfficeĬhris Mays, 40, a two-year resident of the wooded community, walked to the end of Quail Drive with his son. Remaining residents asked firefighters questions and raked leaves from the sides of their homes amid the smoke.Ī fire commander chirped over the radio, summing up the efforts: “It’s a successful game of Whac-a-Mole.”Ī map showing areas of Amador County under mandatory evacuation orders due to the Electra Fire. At the foot of Quail Drive, a bulldozer cleared out brush and firefighters converged on the scene, including a Tamalpais hand crew that helped control a backfire down the slope. Helicopters relentlessly dropped water in the afternoon into a canyon below Quail Drive in unincorporated Pine Acres, east of Clinton, where smoke was pouring into the neighborhood. They were trapped there for hours as the fire raged around them. facility in an attempt to escape the Electra Fire. Video taken after roughly 100 people in Amador County fled to a Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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