Overview

• The Tiger Fire broke out at 12:50 p.m. Friday in dry vegetation off Tiger Creek Road east of Pioneer
• By 1:24 p.m., Cal Fire estimated at least 50 acres had burned and noted a moderate rate of spread
• Mandatory evacuation orders at 1:35 p.m. directed residents on the 28000 block of Tiger Creek Road to leave immediately
• Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado and Tuolumne-Calaveras units have mobilized engines, air tankers and helicopters alongside sheriff’s deputies to contain the blaze
• AlertCalifornia live cameras are tracking heavy smoke plumes and local authorities have urged residents to sign up for the county’s new emergency notification service