Sonoma County evacuation warnings expanded: Who must leave, how to get to safety – San Francisco Chronicle

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Sonoma County officials expanded their evacuation area Sunday morning to include Forestville, Bodega Bay and most of the western part of the county.

The evacuation area includes people living in Dry Creek Valley, Larkfield, Mark West, Petrified Forest Road and Porter Creek drainage, bringing the total ordered to evacuate to 180,000, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Residents should evacuate if they live in a region bounded by Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road on the north to Sebastopol on the south and west to the Pacific coast.

Previously, more than 44,000 residents in Healdsburg, Windsor and communities along the Highway 101 corridor were ordered to evacuate Saturday.

Additionally, residents of Sebastopol and Santa Rosa were issued evacuation warnings. Areas scorched by the Tubbs Fire, including Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove and Coffey Park neighborhoods, were included in the warning zone. The mandatory evacuation area borders on Coffey Park.

Evacuation centers

Sonoma County officials announced the following evacuation centers:

Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building

1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa

Petaluma Fairgrounds

100 Fairgrounds Dr.

Petaluma Veterans Building

1094 Petaluma Blvd S.

Petaluma Community Center

320 N McDowell Blvd.

Sonoma County Fairgrounds (Large animals only)

1350 Bennett Valley Rd., Santa Rosa

Bus service

Evacuation bus service is being provided at the following locations:

Healdsburg Community Center

1557 Healdsburg Ave.

Home Depot and Walmart Parking Lot

Shiloh Road and Hembree Lane, Windsor

New Song Church

167 Arata Lane, Windsor

Joe Garofoli is San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jgarofoli@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @joegarofoli

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