The Amador County Sheriff’s Office said the flames chewed through vegetation along Tiger Creek Road, just west of the Tiger Creek Power House. Residents living along Tiger Creek Road and the Silver Drive community were also ordered to evacuate, the Sheriff’s Office said.

A new wildfire has prompted evacuation warnings 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 3-5 acres. According to the Amador County Sheriff's Office,

An unidentified wildland fire in Amador County prompted evacuations on Monday afternoon, with the evacuation order covering the area north of the Tiger Creek Dam.