"After lightning sparked fires across the Sierra Nevada foothills, evacuations were ordered Tuesday for several communities along Highway 4. Parts of Vallecito, Douglas Flat and Murphys were included in the evacuation order for the 2-7 Fire, which by midafternoon Tuesday had burned 500 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Another evacuation order covered a less populated area near Don Pedro Reservoir, where the 6-5 Fire had burned 3,000 acres."
"As of Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire gave this accounting of the complex's fires: 1-2 Fire: 15 acres / Hogback Ridge, west of San Andreas 2-2 Fire: 1,300 acres / Highway 4 at Dutton, west of Copperopolis 2-3 Fire: 20 acres / Copper Cove Court at O'Byrnes Ferry Road, Copperopolis 2-7 Fire: 451 acres / Six Mile Road, Vallecito 2-8 Fire: 499 acres / Little John Road, Copperopolis"
Lightning ignited multiple fires across the Sierra Nevada foothills, prompting evacuation orders for communities along Highway 4 including parts of Vallecito, Douglas Flat and Murphys. By midafternoon Tuesday the 2-7 Fire had burned about 500 acres and the 6-5 Fire had burned about 3,000 acres. Those two were part of nine fires comprising the TCU September Lightning Complex in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Officials provided maps showing evacuation areas and warning zones and directed residents to the Genasys Protect map and the Tuolumne County emergency map for updates. Cal Fire listed acreages and locations for each fire in the complex.
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