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

Date	Time	News and Notes
07/17	1900	Mountain Fire CA-BDF-10080 Hwy 243 / Hwy 74 near Idyllwild, Riverside County 19400 Acres, 15% Contained Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for: Andreas Canyon Club, south of Palm Canyon Drive, Bonita Vista, Pine Springs, and the Zen Mountain Center off of Apple Canyon Road. Mandatory evacuation orders now in place for Idyllwild and Trails End. Evacuations of Idyllwild and Fern Valley are being facilitated by Riverside Sheriff's Office from Saunders Meadow Rd to south of Foster Lake and all streets east and west of Highway 243 are subject to the evacuation order. Fire has moved to the south into the habitat of the Quino checker spot butterfly 4400 structures are threatened as well as watershed and cultural heritage sites. Fire is burning in steep rocky inaccessible terrain. A wind shift occurred late this afternoon (7/17) causing the fire to become extremely active. Smoky conditions with limited visibility are hampering suppression efforts Tassajara Fire LPF-2176 Four miles west of Arroyo Seco Monterey County Tassajara Hot Springs near the Zen Center 150 acres 0% contained. Zen Hot Springs facilities and wilderness area are threatened. Fire is burning in steep terrain with limited access for ground resources. Redlands Fire CA-RRU-72274 Redlands Blvd. / San Timoteo Rd Badlands 150 Acres, 100% Contained This will be the final report for this incident
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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