[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (7/16/13-6PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
07/16	1800	Mountain Fire CA-BDF-10080 Hwy 243 / Hwy 74 near Idyllwild, Riverside County 9000 Acres, 10% Contained 19 structures lost to date Evacuations remain in effect. Incident is currently moving towards Palm Springs and cove communities. Structures, watershed and cultural heritage sites remain threatened. If fire changes direction a larger structural threat will exist. Fire is burning in steep inaccessible terrain and amongst bug-kill timber. Hwy 243 closed between Saunders Meadow Road and the junction of Highway 74. Pacific Crest Trail is closed and all connecting trails to PCT as well. Pincha-Tulley IMT3 assumed command at 1800 hours today (7/16).
07/16	1100	Mountain Fire CA-BDF-10080 Riverside County 8000 + acres 10% contained Evacuations are still in effect and evacuations have begun for the north end of Palm Canyon. Hwy 243 closed between Saunders Meadow Road and the junction of Highway 74 Pacific Crest Trail is closed and all connecting trails as well.
07/16	0900	As of 0900 hours the Mountain fire's incident number has changed from CA-BDF-10067 to CA-BDF-10080
07/16	0730	Mountain Fire CA-BDF-10067 Riverside County 4700 acres 10% contained Multiple structures lost Evacuations are still in effect Structures Threatened Livestock threatened Hwy 243 closed Pacific Crest Trail closed

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

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