July 11 6:30 p.m. UPDATE:
According to CAL FIRE, the Elephant Fire is now 5 percent contained and has burned an estimated 2,300 acres.
According to the Forest Service, the Fire ignited near Highway 49, northeast of Loyalton, Calif. near the Sierra and Plumas County line.
It is burning primarily in grass, brush and timber. The fire is moving through the 2020 Loyalton Fire scar.
Firefighters are using a combination of direct suppression tactics, including bulldozers to construct fire lines, while aircraft are applying fire retardant and dropping buckets of water to slow the spread.
An evacuation order remains in effect, see the evacuation map here.
July 11 4:30 P.M. UPDATE:
U.S. Forest Service fire crews, the Loyalton Fire Department and other agencies are responding to a wildfire burning east of Loyalton, California in Sierra and Plumas Counties.
The official Cal-Fire incident page says the Elephant Fire has burned an estimated 2,157 acres since starting just after 1 p.m. Saturday.
An Evacuation Order has been issued in Lassen County for for Zone: LAS-451-A near Highway 49 and Dotta Lane.
See an evacuation map here.
