Incident Update TCU September Lightning Complex
- Date:
- 09/02/2025
- Time:
- 5:48 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- TCU September Lightning Complex
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-09-02
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Highway 4 and Dutton Road, West of Copperopolis
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Tuolumne
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 2,537
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The TCU September Lighting Complex consists of:
- 1-2 Fire: 15 acres / Hogback Ridge, West of San Andreas
- 2-2 Fire: 1300 acres / Hwy 4 at Dutton, West of Copperopolis
- 2-3 Fire: 20 acres / Copper Cove Ct at Obyrnes Ferry Rd, Copperopolis
- 2-7 Fire: 451 acres / Six Mile Rd, Vallecito
- 2-8 Fire: 499 acres / Little John Rd, Copperopolis
- 4-5 Fire: 2 acres / McCormick Meadows, South of Arnold
- 5-2 Fire: 5-10 acres / Lyons Bald Mountain Rd, Sonora
- 6-2 Fire: 40 acres / Old Don Pedro Rd, West of Jamestown
- 6-5 Fire: 2955 acres / Red Hills, West of Jamestown
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
2-7 Fire
- CCU-133-B
- CCU-134
- CCU-134-C
- CCU-134-D
- CCU-134-E
6-5 Fire
- 6-5 Fire Evacuation Order Zones: For more information about current evacuation orders please go to: Tuolumne County Fire Information Map
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
2-7 Fire
- CCU-114
- CCU-115
- CCU-132-A
- CCU-133-C
- CCU-143-B
Evacuation Shelters
Calaveras County - Bret Harte High School:323 South Main Street, Altaville, CA 95221
Tuolumne County- Sonora Senior Center 540 Greenley Rd Sonora, CA
Animal Evacuation Shelters
Calaveras County-
Livestock only:
Calaveras County Fairgrounds Livestock Evacuation Center:101 Frogtown Road, Angels Camp, 95222
- Small, domestic pets:
Bret Harte High School:323 South Main Street, Altaville, CA 95221
Tuolumne County-
Sonora Senior Center - 540 Greenley Rd, Sonora, CA 95370
-Pets are allowed and animal control is on scene assisting