Operations: Air Tankers including 910 (DC-10) and Air Tanker 722, a helicopter capable of holding 2,000 gallons of water, worked the fire this evening before darkness ended air operations.
Road Closures: Interstate 15 is closed through the Cajon Pass through due to power lines damaged over the freeway.
Highway 18 is closed between Big Bear Dam and Running Springs and in Rimforest.
All mountain roadways, including Highway 18, 330, 138, and 173, to non-emergency upbound traffic.
Evacuations:
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Green Valley Lake, Arrowbear Lake, Cedar Ridge Estate, and Running Springs.
Evacuees are being sent to the Orange Show Fairgrounds, 689 S. E St. San Bernardino, CA, 92408 and to the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville at Building #3 on 7th Street.
Animals: Animal Control is establishing an emergency evacuation center for animals at Wildwood Park at 40th Street and Waterman in San Bernardino. San Bernardino County Animal Control can be reached at (909) 356-3998.
Schools: "Rim of the World USD schools will continue to be closed on Tuesday, October 23 and Wednesday, October 24 due to the fires in our school district," said Ron Peavy, Interim Superintendent, this afternoon.
Please, if possible, could someone update the Rice Fire information?
ReplyDelete40,000 people have been evacuated since this afternoon from that area, and this is not mentioned, yet. We've gotten emails from friends there before mandated evacuation at 6 PM and it's now 11PM.
How far into Riverside County is the recommended evacuation spread? I see from the map found at http://www.sdcuntyemergency.com/ that the evacuation area is spread far along the county line. My husband is working in that area, and I am worried.