Caldor Fire Incident Resource Page (Archived)

Caldor Fire

Page Last Updated: September 8, 2021

Information per InciWeb
Start Date: August 14, 2021
Initial Location: 4 miles South of Grizzly Flats, 2 miles East of Omo Ranch
Initial Lat/Long: 38.584, -120.534

Latitude / Longitude Used: 38.686008, -120.398486 (approximate center August 27)

20 Miles Radius Zip Codes: 95636, 95666, 95726, 95684, 95720, 95644, 95709, 95735, 95255, 95629, 95689, 95721

20 Miles Radius Towns/Cities: Grizzly Flats, Pioneer, Pollock Pines, Somerset, Kyburz, Kit Carson, Camino, Twin Bridges, West Point, Fiddletown, Volcano, Echo Lake

30 Miles Radius Zip Codes: 95636, 95666, 95726, 95684, 95720, 95644, 95709, 95735, 95255, 95629, 95689, 95721, 95656, 95675, 95257, 95667, 95634, 95646, 95619, 96151, 96150, 95665, 95248, 95623, 95232, 95223, 95633, 95245, 95685, 95613, 96141, 96155, 96142, 96152, 96154, 96157, 96158, 96156, 95601, 95631, 95669, 95699

30 Miles Radius Towns/Cities: Grizzly Flats, Pioneer, Pollock Pines, Somerset, Kyburz, Kit Carson, Camino, Twin Bridges, West Point, Fiddletown, Volcano, Echo Lake, Mount Aukum, River Pines, Wilseyville, Placerville, Georgetown, Kirkwood, Diamond Springs, South Lake Tahoe, Pine Grove, Rail Road Flat, El Dorado, Glencoe, Arnold, Garden Valley, Mokelumne Hill, Sutter Creek, Coloma, Homewood, Tahoma, Amador City, Foresthill, Plymouth, Drytown

50 Miles RadiusZip Codes: 95636, 95666, 95726, 95684, 95720, 95644, 95709, 95735, 95255, 95629, 95689, 95721, 95656, 95675, 95257, 95667, 95634, 95646, 95619, 96151, 96150, 95665, 95248, 95623, 95232, 95223, 95633, 95245, 95685, 95613, 96141, 96155, 96142, 96152, 96154, 96157, 96158, 96156, 95601, 95631, 95669, 95699, 95651, 95654, 95642, 95682, 96120, 95635, 95224, 95672, 95246, 89449, 96145, 95614, 95233, 89460, 89448, 95364, 95249, 89413, 95664, 96146, 95762, 95640, 95703, 89411, 95736, 95724, 95713, 95375, 95229, 95603, 95226, 95604, 95630, 95671, 95251, 95717, 95247, 95335, 95722, 95715, 95683, 89705, 96140, 95763, 95746, 95714, 95650, 95658, 96148, 89402, 95221, 95252, 89703, 95701, 95663, 95310, 95225, 95602, 95742, 95712, 96162, 95662, 96143, 89410, 95383, 89450, 89452, 95222, 95254, 95945, 95677, 96160, 96161, 95628, 95638, 95661, 95610, 95227, 95670, 89702, 89711, 89712, 89713, 89714, 89721, 95346, 96133, 95611, 95678, 95765, 95372, 95373, 89451, 89423, 95370, 95924, 95830, 95949, 95655, 95741, 95621, 95986

Zip Code & Town/City information pulled from FreeMapTools – Find ZIP Codes Inside a Radius

Mile radius size reference points: 20 mile radius covers about 1,257 sq miles, 30 mile radius covers about 2,827 sq miles, and 50 mile radius covers about 7,854 sq miles.

Acreage size reference points: 1 football field = about 1.3 acres; 640 acres = 1 sq mile;
12,800 acres = 20 sq miles; 32,000 acres = 50 sq miles; 96,000 acres = 150 sq miles; 320,000 acres = 500 sq miles; 480,000 acres = 750 sq mile.

Note about size reference points – fires rarely burn in nice even circles, therefore these reference points are general guides and the shape of the fire perimeter must be taken into account (e.g. a fire burn area may be significantly less than the 1,257 sq miles covered by a 20 mile radius yet extend beyond the 20 mile radius because the burn area is long but narrow).

Fire Information

InciWeb Incident Page

CALFIRE Incident Page

El Dorado County Caldor Fire Page

Northern California Geographic Coordination Center News & Notes

Caldor Fire Structure Status Map

CALFIRE Caldor Fire Email Updates Sign-up

MODIS & VIIRS Satellite Fire Activity Map
red dots = last 12 hours, orange dots = 12-24 hours, yellow dots = last 24-48 hours

NASA FIRMS Satellite Fire Activity Map (downloadable NASA FIRMS – KMZ and Shapefiles)

AlertWildfire Webcams – Some AlertWildfire Webcam rotate and may be pointing away from the fire. You can also navigate to any other AlertWildfire Webcam from the links below. (Links updated to new cameras August 30)

Sierra at Tahoe     Heavenly Ski Area     Heavenly Ski Area 2     Hawkins Peak     Leek Springs     North Mokelumne     Armstrong Lookout 2

Additional resources via CRA Wildfire Quick Links Page

Additional County Information Links are towards the bottom with the social media feeds

Demographics

Average Number of Persons per Household:
El Dorado County: 2.63    Amador County: 2.38    Alpine County: 2.87  City of South Lake Tahoe: 2.42  State: 2.95

El Dorado County Percent of Persons:
Under 5 Years: 4.6%       Under 18 Years: 19.8%     Over 65 Years: 21.9%

Amador County Percent of Persons:
Under 5 Years: 4.1%       Under 18 Years: 15.1%     Over 65 Years: 27.5%

Alpine County Percent of Persons:
Under 5 Years: 4.3%       Under 18 Years: 17.7%     Over 65 Years: 26.4%

Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2015-2019:
El Dorado County: 75.7%    Amador County: 76.5%    Alpine County: 84.0%    City of South Lake Tahoe: 41.0%

Data from US Census Bureau (2019 data)
Note – unless otherwise noted, these are county demographics and local conditions may differ some.

Roads

CalTrans Webcams – If CalTrans Webcam shows “Temporarily Unavailable” – This condition is caused by a problem communicating with the remote camera site to retrieve the picture (JPEG) image.

US-50 : South Lake Tahoe at Hwy 89    US-50 : South Lake Tahoe at Ski Run      US-50 : Meyers

Map of all CalTrans Webcams

Aviation

Air Quality & Smoke Links

Weather

Wind Map

Temperature Map

National Weather Service Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Regional Fuel Conditions

Burning Index

Burning Index

100-Hour Fuel Moisture

100 Hour Fuel Moisture

County Links & Social Media Feeds

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