Incident Update Pay Fire
- Date:
- 07/07/2024
- Time:
- 7:21 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Pay Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-07-06
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Paydirt Drive, near Placerville
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- El Dorado
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 77
- Containment
- 25%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect.
Crews will continue containment efforts – including constructing and fortifying control lines and extinguishing hot spots – throughout the night.
Thank you to the many cooperators assisting on this incident - U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, El Dorado County Fire Protection District, Diamond Springs El Dorado Fire Protection District, El Dorado Hills Fire Department, Rescue Fire Department, CHP - Placerville, Georgetown Fire, Garden Valley Fire Protection District, Pioneer Fire Protection District, CAL FIRE NEU, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, and California State Parks.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Overnight Shelter
For those displaced due to the Pay Fire evacuations, an overnight shelter has been established at Union Mine High School at 6530 Koki Ln in El Dorado.
Animal Shelter
An animal shelter has been established at West Slope Animal Shelter at 6435 Capitol Avenue, Diamond Springs