UPDATE (Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, 3:24 p.m.)—The fire is heading northwest, and has covered about 750 aces as of 3:20 p.m. according to Kern County Fire Department spokesperson Sean Collins.
"This is a wind and terrain-driven fire. We want to make sure residents are out of there. Residents of O''Neill Canyon, Lebec and Chimney Canyon should evacuate," Collins said.
Krista Mutual Water Company has reported they have boosted power to their pumps and adequate water for fighting the fire should be available.
The evacuation center is Frazier Mountain High School, on Falcon Way, off of Peace Valley Road, south of the Pilot Flying J center.
Although flames and smoke are visible from the higher elevations of Frazier Park, Collins told The Mountain Enterprise that he does not see it progressing in that direction.
UPDATE (Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, 2:53 p.m.)—The Kern County Fire Department has named Frazier Mountain High School as the evacuation center for those leaving Los Padres Estates and the O'Neill Canyon area because of a wildfire which began along Lebec Road across from the Lebec Post Office about 12:15 p.m.
About 120 firefighters from Kern County Fire Department, Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service "are aggressively fighting this fire with assistance from helicopters and other aircraft," according to Sean Collins, speaking for the KCFD.
Down in Lebec, on Frazier Mountain Park Road, the smoke has become thick and dark. There was unconfirmed concern that a house was burning, but it has now been reported that a stand of trees was the source. Across the mountains, flames are reported to be visible from some areas of Frazier Park. We will update this report with new information shortly.
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