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Valley Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted for Some Northern CA Areas

Even better news was that residents living in Napa County’s Berryessa Estates were told on Thursday afternoon that the mandatory evacuation in their neighborhood was lifted and they would soon be allowed to leave the makeshift tent city in Calistoga and return home.

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Volunteers at the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program made a special delivery for children at the Valley Fire evacuation center on Thursday.

A Cal Fire firefighter pauses during mop up operations in Anderson Springs, Thursday September 17, 2015. People needing assistance or those who wish to make contributions to nonprofits supporting victims of the Valley Fire, will find information and resources on the NVV’s website. Several fires have devastated more than 104 square miles of northern California, the largest of them being the The Lake County Valley Fire.

There were more than 4,200 firefighters assigned to the Valley Fire as of this morning, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The blaze has destroyed 585 homes and killed 3 people.

Napa County Repopulation of Berryessa Estates was announced.

The fast-moving Valley Fire burning in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties has left much devastation for hundreds of residents, with the town of Middletown experiencing possibly the most destruction.

A road closure has been established at the entrance of James Creek Road. Officials add “The road closure located at Butts Canyon Road at Aetna Springs Road has been opened and is being moved north to Butts Canyon Road and Snell Valley Road”. “We continue to see a flare up within the island of the fire area”.

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The number of homes destroyed in Lake County by the fast-moving Valley Fire has increased to 888, Cal Fire officials said Saturday evening.

Woman survives Valley Fire at home with dogs