SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —
Containment on the CZU Lightning Complex increased to 43% as of Tuesday morning.
A total of more than 1,100 structures have burned in Santa Cruz County since the fire began Aug. 16. Of those structures, 921 are single-family residences.
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Fire officials said 85,218 acres have burned so far and another 6,700 structures remain threatened by the flames in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.
Cal Fire announced there were no planned press conferences, either at 6 a.m. or 6 p.m., until further notice.
One person remains missing, and detectives are working on locating that person.
Some residents of Ben Lomond, Felton and Zayante were allowed to return to their homes Sunday, and the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office said they were continuing to reevaluate the fire zones to make sure they’re safe before allowing more people back in.
Fire officials were counting on better weather so they could fly water-dropping planes over the hard-to-reach areas of the fire where firefighters can't reach.
As of Sunday, 2,100 firefighting personnel were on the fire line.
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RELATED | Interactive map of evacuation zones.
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The fires from the CZU Lightning Complex started Aug. 16 from lightning strikes.
Santa Cruz County has released an interactive map which shows saved, damaged and destroyed homes from the CZU Lightning Complex. (Link)
Evacuations Orders in Santa Cruz County
Waterman Gap Loop, Upper HWY 236, Boulder Creek Golf Course, Heartwood Hill, Lodge Road, Community of Little Basin, Lower China Grade, Upper China Grade, Community of Kings Hwy, Lower Jamison Creek, Gallion Heights, Fallen Leaf Neighborhood, Foxglove Lane (Zones CRZ10, CRZ13, BOU36, BOU20, BOU30, BOU31, BOU36, BOU37, BOU21) (8/18/2020 10 pm)
Saratoga Toll Road, San Lorenzo Park, Riverside Grove-Community of Teilh Drive, Wildwood Road (BOU38, BOU39, BOU40, BOU41, BOU42, BOU43) (8/18/2020 10 pm)
Everyone on Empire Grade Road, from Felton Empire north, all of Pine Flat Road, all of Ice Cream Grade, Bonny Doon Road, in between Pine Flat Road, Martin Road, and all associated side streets are under an evacuation order. Areas west of State Route 35 from San Mateo County Line to State Route 17. (CRZ1, CRZ2, CRZ3, CRZ4, CRZ5, CRZ10, CRZ11, CRZ12, CRZ13, CRZ14B) (8/19/2020 1:00 am)
Bonny Doon south of Ice Cream Grade, to include Pine Flat Road South. (CRZ7, CRZ8) (8/19/2020 1:00 am)
Areas of Alba Road, Hubbard Gulch and Fanning Grade. (BEN 1) (8/19/2020 6:00 pm)
• All areas adjacent to the Bonny Doon and San Lorenzo Valley should be prepared to evacuate if necessary. (CRZ7, CRZ8) (8/20/2020 1:00 am)
• Areas West of Highway 9 to Empire Grade
• Butano State Park area including Barrranca Knolls Community(Zone: SMC E019) (8/18/2020 4:30 pm)
Evacuation warnings
Evacuation warnings have been placed for the following areas:
Currently no warnings.
Evacuation Resources
Evacuees can still pick up their mail at set up Post Offices in Santa Cruz County.
Evacuation centers have been set up at the following locations:
Santa Cruz County Fairground, 2601 E. Lake Avenue in Watsonville.
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Seventh Day Adventist Camp Grounds, 1931 Soquel San Jose Rd
Santa Cruz Bible Church, 440 Frederick St., Santa Cruz. Room for 76 evacuees as well as parking.
Congregational Church of Soquel, 4951 Soquel Dr., Soquel. Bathrooms available for evacuees.
Twin Lakes Church (parking only), 2701 Cabrillo College Dr., Aptos. Up to 50 cars and RV’s, bathrooms, water and food available.
Cabrillo College Lot K (parking only), 6500 Soquel Dr., Apto
Parking lot and grounds of Coastlands Aptos Foursquare Church, 280 State Park Dr., Aptos. Open to cars, RV’s and tents. (Limited tents available on site).
Gymnasium of Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos. Congregate shelter.
ADA-compliant: Simpkins Family Swim Center, 979 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Room for 25 evacuees.
Harbor High School, 300 La Fonda Ave., Santa Cruz. Room for 75 evacuees.
Availability can be checked in real-time at
https://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/FireShelters.aspx
For help with animal evacuations, contact the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter at 831-471-1182. Evacuation site for the county and livestock is Watsonville County Fairgrounds. Call to confirm space if needed.
If you are in need of transportation to an evacuation center or other safe destination, contact Lift Line at 831-688-9663
For those needing help to find accommodations due to the fires, contact the Red Cross at 866-272-2237 or call 211
CAL Fire's Public Information Office is available to provide updates by calling 831-335-6717
Click here to view the county's fire and evacuation map
Shelters are open to county residents. Pets are welcome under the owner's control.
For animal evacuation assistance: Call 831-471-1182
Human Services benefits hotline: Call 1-888-421-8080
List yourself as "safe and well" at the Red Cross' website: redcross.org/safeandwell