Lake Fire Update June 29, 2015 0800
| Date Started: 6/17/2015 1552 |
Size: 30,726 acres
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Containment: 60 percent
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Cause: under investigation
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Estimated Cost to Date: $30.2 million
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Injuries: 4
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Total Personnel: 2,236
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Residences Burned: 1
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Committed Resources: 65 crews, 94 engines, 7
dozers, 37 water tenders, 20 helicopters, 2 air attacks
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Night operations experienced little fire behavior. Firefighters
worked in the Onyx Peak area, finding and extinguishing logs and stump holes
that were still holding heat. Today firefighters will continue to grid for hot
spots along the containment lines. Crews working north of the Three Sisters
Peaks will be constructing fire line where it is safe in steep,
difficult-to-access terrain. Firefighters will be assessing the possibility of
working the fire line south of Three Sisters Peaks and into the South Fork
drainage. If weather permits, crews will be flown into the wilderness to
construct line along the southwest portion of the fire. Aerial resources
continue to assist firefighters in all active fire areas. Crews will be using
heavy equipment in areas where there is no longer fire activity to begin
suppression repair. The damage assessment team continues to evaluate the fire
area for further damage. The team has reported the loss of a residence and
three out buildings in the Burns Canyon area.
Weather & Fire Behavior
The monsoonal trend will continue to bring showers and
thunderstorms to the fire area for the next few days. Crews can expect
localized rainfall and gusty, erratic winds from the storms. Fire behavior has
diminished significantly; however, there is still heat along the perimeter in
most areas of the fire. Pockets of unburned fuel continue to burn especially in
areas that did not burn in the 2006 Sawtooth and Millard fires. Motorists along
Interstate 10 near Palm Springs may continue to see smoke from the Ten Thousand
Foot Ridge in the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
Special Notice
State Route 38 is open to through traffic. Motorists
may observe suppression repair crews and movement of heavy equipment along the
highway. Please be alert while traveling on State Route 38 and yield the
right-of-way to emergency personnel and vehicles.
Evacuations
As a result of the efforts on the fire, San Bernardino County
Sheriff, in conjunction with unified command, has lifted the evacuation order
for Burns Canyon residents.
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