A north wind is pushing the Lockheed Fire south Thursday
morning, but Cal Fire officials anticipate a wind shift mid-day
that could push the wildfire toward the community of Bonny
Doon.
A north wind is pushing the Lockheed Fire south Thursday morning, but Cal Fire officials anticipate a wind shift mid-day that could push the wildfire toward the community of Bonny Doon.
Sheriff’s deputies began voluntary evacuations in that area Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Julie Hutchinson from Riverside.
“Don’t wait ’til the last minute to get out of there,” she said.
The 2,400-acre fire ignited Wednesday evening and was 0 percent contained Thursday morning.
About 250 structures are threatened but none had been reported destroyed . Evacuations were ordered on Swanton and Last Chance roads north of Davenport, but some residents refused to leave.
On the north coast In the morning, the sun glow red through the thick smoke. Cal Fire crews were trying to get a handle on where the fire was burning.
Seven hundred and fifty firefighters, mostly local, are fighting the blaze, but strike teams from across the state are being called in.
The evacuation center has moved from Pacific School in Davenport to Vintage Church, 350 Mission St., in Santa Cruz and residents of Bonny Doon are being asked to evacuate because of concerns about shifting winds later today that could push the fire east.
Fire crews are staging at a Davenport firehouse this morning.
