Fire officials see ?Friday containment

Firefighters are looking at Friday as full containment for the fires that are called the Central LNU Complex.

As of Monday morning, Cal Fire estimates that the three fires, the Tubbs Fire, the Pocket Fire and the Nuns Fire are 90 percent contained. The cause of the blazes are still under investigation.

Friday evening, the Sheriff’s Office opened Highway 12 from Sonoma to Santa Rosa.

Evacuation orders for parts of Glen Ellen were lifted Sunday afternoon, but the area will only be open for residents and property owners.

The evacuation orders were lifted for Dunbar Road, Henno Road, Sylvia Road, Trinity Road, Warm Springs Road, O’Donnell Lane, London Ranch Road, Chauvet Road and Hill Road.

While the evacuation orders have been lifted, there is still a 6:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew in these areas. Re-entry is controlled by entry points so that only residents are allowed in the area. Residents must have some form of ID.

Portions of Glen Ellen that were not in the burn zone are still open.

Late Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office also opened the east side of Highway 12 from Coffin Lane in Kenwood to Moon Mountain Road.

As of Monday, Kenwood residents who live on the east side of Highway 12 from Coffin Lane to Pythian Road are being allowed limited re-entry to their houses. But residents need to have a valid ID to get access. Residents who don’t have don’t have a valid ID can get one at the Local Assistance Center, 427 Mendocino Ave., in Santa Rosa. One’s immigration status will not affect their ability to get an ID.

According to Cal Fire, more than 110,000-acres has burned – 36,807 acres in the Tubbs Fire, 17,357 in the Pocket Fire and 56,556 in the Nuns Fire.

So far, authorities have recovered 23 bodies.

Cal Fire estimates that 6,768 structures have been destroyed and another 476 damaged. There are still a number of roads that are closed, but authorities are letting residents back into those areas during daylight hours.

All state parks in the burn area remain closed.

But hot and dry conditions – low 90s and high 80s – are expected to return to the North Bay on Monday and continue through Thursday before falling back into the mid-70s over the weekend.

There are still more than 2,900 firefighters putting out hot spots and keeping the lines in check. Cal Fire has 19 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 29 dozers and 66 hand crews on the lines.

Survivors can register for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) disaster assistance at disasterassistance.gov or by phone at 800-621-3362.

For information about Sonoma County Emergency Operations, see sonomacounty.ca.gov/public-safety/eoc.