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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