Update 1:23 p.m.:

From the CHP Truckee Facebook page:

SR-89 southbound is closed at McKinney/Rubicon and Emerald Bay.

Update 11:45 a.m.:

More evacuations have been announced for South Tahoe residents that are effective immediately:

El Dorado County

Heavenly

• East of Pioneer Trail between Larch and Al Tahoe, to include the area of Heavenly Ski Resort out

to the Alpine County Line and the Nevada State line on the East.

Stateline

• East of Ski run on the lake side of Pioneer Trail and also both sides of Pioneer Trail between Larch and the Nevada State line.

Evacuation Routes:

• Evacuate Eastbound on Highway 50 towards Nevada.

Evacuation Shelters:

• Truckee Veterans Hall 10214 High Street, Truckee, CA 96161

• Douglas County Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, NV

Update Monday 10:14 a.m.:

Additional evacuation orders have been issued for South Tahoe residents that are effective immediately.

El Dorado County Evacuation Order:

Fallen Leaf

Tahoma

The section from Emerald Bay north to the Placer County line in Tahoma, extending west to the border of Desolation Wilderness.

• The area from Sawmill Road at Lake Tahoe Blvd. extending north to Pope Beach. Along the water’s edge to Eagle Point. From Eagle Point west, to Desolation Wilderness, across Emerald Bay.

Pioneer

• This is the area North of Elks Club along Highway 50 and the West side of Pioneer Trail, also including the streets of Hekpa, excluding the residences west of the airport, this segment includes all residences accessed from Jicarilla, Washoan, and Glen Eagles. This also includes the Golden Bear neighborhood, and the neighborhoods of Cold Creek Trail, High Meadows, and Marshall Trail.

Gardner Mountain

Trimmer

• The area East of Pioneer Trail to the Alpine County Line stopping South of Heavenly Mountain Resort, excluding all residence off of Pioneer Trail.

• Northwest of the South Lake Tahoe Airport and west of the Highway 50 / Lake Tahoe Blvd and Highway 89 intersection to include the South Lake Tahoe High School, Tahoe Verde and the streets accessed from 5th through 15th street south of Highway 89

Evacuation Routes

• For the areas of Fallen Leaf and Tahoma go North on Highway 89 towards Truckee.

• For all other areas, evacuate Eastbound on Highway 50 towards Nevada.

Evacuation Shelters

• Truckee Veterans Hall, 10214 High Street, Truckee, CA 96161

• A Red Cross Shelter is open for those evacuating from the area at the Douglas County Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, NV

Notes

Please go to: http://www.tinyurl.com/EDSOEVAC for an online evacuation map. All previous evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect.

A mandatory evacuation order is defined as an immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

An evacuation warning is defined as a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

Initially Posted:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Many have been forced to flee their homes and everyone has been put on warning in South Lake Tahoe and on the West Shore with the Caldor Fire bearing down on the basin.

Multiple evacuation orders and warnings have been issued Sunday in multiple counties (View the list of orders and warnings below).

The fire on Sunday exploded beyond dozer lines, burned into another community and flames can be seen on a webcam at Sierra-at-Tahoe.

The evacuation orders and warnings seemed imminent at any time on Sunday with an eerie red glow in the sky, along with black embers and heavy ash falling on homes below Echo Summit.

Residents who were ordered to evacuate left their homes and filled the outlet roads.

El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office deputies used sirens as alerts and went from home to home making sure people were leaving.

The blaze has grown to 168,387 acres and containment dropped to 13% from a reported 19% on Sunday morning.

“Today’s been a rough day and there’s no bones about it,” said Jeff Marsoleis, forest supervisor for El Dorado National Forest. A few days ago, he thought crews could halt the Caldor Fire’s eastern progress, but “today it let loose.”

Officials said they saw a significant increase in dynamic fire behavior resulting in rapid fire spread, and the blaze is showing no signs of slowing down.

“To put it in perspective, we’ve been seeing about a half-mile of movement on the fire’s perimeter each day for the last couple of weeks, and today, this has already moved at 2.5 miles on us, with no sign that it’s starting to slow down,” said Cal Fire Division Chief Eric Schwab.

The fire has is burning in Camp Sacramento, Cal Fire Public Information Officer Isaac Lake said but couldn’t confirm how many structures have burned.

Firefighters dealt with the hottest and driest day so far in their efforts to stop the spread of the blaze that started more than two weeks ago, on Aug. 14.

The fire is incinerating dry, dense timber in steep rugged terrain at a rapid rate.

“It’s so dry out there that when embers blow out into the unburned fuel beds, the probability of ignition is 90%,” Lake said.

Crews working in the rugged terrain scrambled to douse spot fires caused by erratic winds that were casting embers one-half to ¾ of a mile, officials said.

Some areas of the terrain are so rugged that crews had to carry fire hoses by hand from U.S. Highway 50 as they sought to douse spot fires caused by erratic winds, the Associated Press reported.

The dynamic fire behavior is likely to get worse on Monday. The National Weather Service in Reno issued a red flag warning that goes into effect in the afternoon and lasts through Tuesday. Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 50 mph on exposed terrain and ridgetops with a consistent 15 mph flow from the southwest.

Total personnel on the fire is at its highest point so far, 3,531.