The Tamarack Fire has grown to more than 39,000. At least seven structures in Alpine County have been destroyed so far. Mandatory evacuations are in effect in the Mesa Vita area near the California-Nevada state line along with other areas, including Blue Lakes Road Markleeville. The Douglas County Community and Senior Center in Gardnerville is serving as an evacuation shelter. Starting today, a Type 1 incident management team is taking over fire response -signaling that the fire is a significant emergency on both a state and national scale.