Electra Fire Evening Update July 6, 2022
As crews gain the upper hand in halting the spread of the Electra Fire burning in Amador County, officials said Wednesday that two people were arrested for being in evacuation zones. The Amador County Sheriff's Office determined both people, 31-year-old Jose Martinezestrada of Plymouth, and 39-year-old Dustin Johnson of Pioneer, "had no legitimate reason for being in the evacuation zone." Martinez was arrested Wednesday morning, and Johnson was arrested later that evening. Officials from Cal Fire, the state's fire management agency, also some evacuation orders in Amador County were downgraded because of the progress made in gaining control of the fire. Still, power remains out for thousands since the fire erupted on Monday “with a dangerous rate of spread” in dry grass near the Amador and Calaveras county line south of Jackson. More than 1,200 structures remain threatened.
