[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (7/17/13-8AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
07/17	0800	Mountain Fire CA-BDF-10080 Hwy 243 / Hwy 74 near Idyllwild, Riverside County 14200 Acres, 10% Contained 23 structures lost to date Previous evacuations remain in effect and numerous campgrounds, including the Ronald McDonald campground has been evacuated. Lake Hemet is now is closed to access to all but permanent residents. Mandatory evacuations were put in place for: Pine Springs Ranch, Zen Center and Bonita Vista Incident continues to move towards Palm Springs, Cove-communities and Garner Valley. Structures, watershed, endangered species habit and cultural heritage sites remain threatened. If fire changes direction a larger structural threat will exist. Fire is burning in steep-rocky inaccessible terrain. Hwy 243 closed at Mountain Center Pacific Crest Trail is closed and all connecting trails to PCT closed as well.

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

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