[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (07/21/11-8AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
07/21	0800	The Lion Fire has burned 5,500 Acres 0 MMA of Open Jeffrey Pine litter and Montane Chaparral, Red Fir primarily above 7,000 ft. The fire has been backing, flanking, with moderate fire behavior and major fire movement to the west. The growth was 2100 acres for the last two days. The smoke from the fire had impacts in Independence and the Kern River Valley with the down canyon flow.
07/20	1700	Firefighters made quick work of a fire that occurred in Pinyon, near State Highway 74 southwest of Palm Desert in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. The US Forest Service, CALFIRE, Riverside County Fire and the BLM held the fire to 8.2 acres along State Highway 74 in Pinyon avoiding any damage or loss to homes in the nearby community.  The California Highway Patrol did close the highway in both directions for 3 hours, reopening at 3:30pm. Fire was declared contained at 4:20pm  yesterday

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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