Tiger Fire in Amador County prompts evacuation order
AMADOR COUNTY – A new wildfire has prompted an evacuation order in rural Amador County on Monday.
The fire, named by Cal Fire the Tiger Fire, is burning along Tiger Creek Road and has grown to about 5-7 acres. It's growing at a moderate rate, firefighters say.
According to the Amador County Sheriff's Office, mandatory evacuation orders were in effect for a two-mile radius from the intersection of McKenzie Drive and Tiger Creek Road, including the Silver Drive community.
An evacuation shelter is operating at the senior center in Jackson at 229 New York Ranch Road. Large animals can be taken to a shelter at Laughton Ranch in Jackson at 90 Clinton Road.
Exactly what started the fire is unknown at this point.
The fire is burning just west of the Tiger Creek Power House.