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