Lake Fire Update

6/19/2015 2000

 

Acres Burned:	13,000	Structures Threatened:	500
Containment:	10%	Structures Destroyed:	0
Fire Started:	June 17, 2015	Injuries:	0
Cause:	Under Investigation
Engines:	90	Crews:	29
Helicopters:	14  (6-T1/8-T2/1-T3)	Fixed Wing:(1 lead plane, 3 P2V and 1 VLAT)	6
Water Tenders:	6	Dozers:	5
Total personnel assigned to the Fire: 1335		Estimated Cost:                     $950,000

 

Big Bear, Calif., June 19, 2015 - The Lake Fire, located in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains near the San Gorgonio Wilderness, is burning in dense old-growth timber on steep slopes and is now at 13,000 acres with current containment at 10 percent.

 

Today the fire moved to the east into the Heart Bar drainage and also south to 10,000 Foot Ridge in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. 

 

Firefighters conducted a burn-out operation along Highway 38.  The slow-moving fire gently backed down to the highway to the burned-out area in a controlled manner creating a wide, unburnable buffer for Highway 38.

 

The winds blew smoke to the east and southeast of the fire. Residents affected by the smoke can view air quality information at www.aqmd.gov orwww.mdaqmd.ca.gov

 

Highway 38 remains closed from Angelus Oaks to Lake Williams. Jenks Lake Road is closed. Evacuations include: Areas east of Angelus Oaks including: Barton Flats, Seven Oaks, Rainbow Lane, Heart Bar, and all cabins and campgrounds in the South Fork area. The American Red Cross has a standby location to address any future sheltering or evacuation center needs.

 

All hiking trails into the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area have been closed due to the proximity of the fire to them. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is closed from Whitewater Preserve to Onyx Summit.