Some evacuation orders lifted in Valley

Eldridge area south of Martin open; Glen Ellen proper remains closed|

The latest from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office:

At 6 p.m.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is lifting all evacuation orders in the following areas. If you live in these areas, you can return home now. There will be more law enforcement personnel in your neighborhood to keep you safe. You do not need to check in with anyone and you do not need a law enforcement escort.In and near City of Sonoma: All of City of Sonoma and county areas north of East Napa Street to the burn area, including the areas north of Napa Street to the burn area; west from 4To see if your address is evacuated, use the online, up-to-date evacuation map for Sonoma County available at https://tinyurl.com/centrallnuevacs.www.pge.com and click on "wildfire response" for a gas relight schedule or call 1-800-743-5000.www.readyforwildfire.org.

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Street East and Gehricke Road to Highway 12, including Norbomm Road and associated side roads to the burn area and Gehricke Road. Access your neighborhood as you normally would.

Bennett Valley and Annadel Heights: Within City of Santa Rosa city limits. Access your neighborhood as you normally would.

For additional information, specific to Sonoma County, call the Emergency Operations Center at: (707) 565-3856.

Some areas are without power. If your home does not have electricity, PG&E anticipates restoring service to essentially all electric customers by late Monday. If your home does not have gas service, please visit

Conditions are subject to change at a moment's notice. Please continue to adhere to road closures and any evacuation warnings. If you see electrical wires on the ground, stay clear and contact PG&E immediately. Trees and poles with deep charring, particularly if still smoking, should be considered hazardous. Please drive slowly and yield to emergency personnel in the area. If at any time you feel unsafe, please call 911. There will still be smoke in the respective areas as firefighters continue firefighting operations. We encourage the public to remain prepared for wildfires by visiting

All other mandatory evacuation areas are still closed. We will send an alert for each area as it re-opens.

At 5p.m.

'The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is lifting all evacuation orders in the following areas. If you live in these areas, you can return home now. Please read the instructions for your neighborhood below. There will be more law enforcement personnel in your neighborhood to keep you safe.

Bennett Valley Road and the area east of Petaluma Hill Road. This area is open except for the road closures listed below. You do not need to check in with anyone or have a law enforcement escort.

Bennett Valley Road at Holly Oak Way. No access allowed east of that point.

Bennett Valley Road at Keiser Ranch Road. No access allowed west of that intersection.

Warms Springs Road at Sonoma Mountain Road. No access allowed east of that that intersection.

Note that Bennett Valley Road between Holly Oak Way and Keiser Ranch Road is still closed. This includes Enterprise, Old Bennett Ridge, Bardy and Rollo Road. These areas are closed.

The following road closures have been removed and roads are now open:

Bennett Valley at Yulupa Road

Petaluma Hill at Crane Canyon

Roberts Road at Lichau Road

Kenwood: Residents located outside the burn area will be allowed to return home. Areas outside of the burn area are defined by the road closures listed below.

Highway 12 is only open between Greene Street and Dunbar Road.

There are two ways to access Kenwood. From Bennett Valley Road, take Sonoma Mountain Road to Warm Springs Road into Kenwood. From Petaluma Hill Road, take Warm Springs Road into Kenwood. All residents must check in at the checkpoint at Warm Springs Road at Mound Avenue. Bring your ID or paperwork that shows you live in Kenwood.

Boyes Hot Springs: Advisory evacuations lifted, including area east of Highway 12 to the fire perimeter and south from Madrone Road to Verano Avenue.

Eldridge: East of Arnold Drive to fire perimeter and south from Martin Street.

City of Sonoma: East of Hwy 12 to Fourth Street East and south of E. Verano to East and West Spain Street.

City of Sonoma: Seventh Street East from E. Napa St. south to Denmark Street.

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