Incident Update Valley Fire
- Date:
- 09/01/2025
- Time:
- 3:56 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Valley Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-09-01
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- 2057 Sweet Valley Rd, El Dorado Hills, 4 miles east of Folsom Lake
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- El Dorado
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit and El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 16
- Containment
- 5%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
CAL FIRE AEU is in unified command with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. Evacuation orders and warnings are currently in place. Multiple agencies are assisting with this rapidly escalating fire.
Please check perimetermap.com/El-Dorado-CA or EDSO's page for more information on evacuations.
A temporary evacuation point has been set up at the Placerville Library on Fair Lane in Placerville.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
Evacuation Orders issued for the following areas:
- Sweet Valley Road
- Hickok Road
- Sands Road
- Rough Ridge Road
- Kanaka Valley Road and the attached roads.
- Please evacuate the area towards Green Valley Road
Evacuation Warnings
Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following areas:
- Deer Valley Road
- Starbucks Road
- Please evacuate the area towards Green Valley Road