More than 3,000 people have also been evacuated from Trinity County, where the Monument fire (10 percent contained) has burned through more than 128,000 acres since late July. And in Lake County, about 700 people fled a new fire, the Cache (20 percent contained), after it started north of Santa Rosa on Wednesday.
By 5 p.m. on Wednesday, there were 369 people sheltering at 11 wildfire shelters around California, according to the governor’s office. And with more than 10,000 personnel battling a dozen large wildfires in the state, there were signs that further evacuations would stretch its emergency response resources even thinner.
A hospital in El Dorado County, the Marshall Medical Center, said on Wednesday that its staff visit evacuation shelters to offer minor treatment. In an effort to free up space for coronavirus patients and people suffering from smoke inhalation, the hospital has urged fire evacuees who test positive for Covid-19 to avoid coming in for treatment if they do not require emergency care.
That night, Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency said that one of the three shelters serving people fleeing the Caldor fire was already full. So was a nearby animal shelter.
At a news briefing on the Caldor fire, Dusty Martin, a Cal Fire official, asked residents to be patient on the question of “repopulation.”
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