Wildfire in San Bernardino Mountains: voluntary evacuation below Crestline
It’s fire time again.
A 75-acre wildfire has prompted the voluntary evacuation of people who live below the town of Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains. The fire started around 1:30 PM on Monday and is only 10% contained. CNN iReports has a home video of smoke in the area.
The fire is burning a couple of miles below the town of Crestline near Highway 18, and authorities have urged, but not yet ordered, residents int the Waterman Canyon area (Google Map) to leave their homes. Although the houses are not yet threatened, the fire has caused the temporary closure of Highway 18, the most direct route from the Inland region to mountain resort towns.
Firefighting crews are attacking the fire from both air and ground, according to U.S. Forest Service fire officer Melody Lardner.
“We have engines, water tenders and hand crews, air tankers and helicopters on it,” Lardner said. “It is steep terrain and it is hot today; temperatures were close to 100 today, but it’s not high wind.”
The fire could burn up to 1,000 acres according to the Forest Service, and its cause is under investigation.
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