Combined Fire Management reported succesful fire suppression operations has allowed fire managers to shift focus from protecting communities to working on preventing the fire footprint from growing. Resources that are no longer needed will be released from the incident over the next several days. Strike teams of large fire engines will be reduced in number. Smaller wildland fire engines capable of travel over difficult terrain will be utilized as the focus shifts from developed to wildland areas.
Fire activity was minimal yesterday, with no forward progression of the perimeter. There were some areas of increased fire activity as interior islands of unburned fuel continued to burn.
Firefighters continued to conduct mop-up operations in the Millard Canyon area on Saturday, using water tenders to supply water for firefighters. Mop-up consists of looking for areas of flame and heat that are near the perimeter of the fire and making sure that they are extinguished; similar to stirring your campfire to make sure it is cold.
One 10-person Wildland Fire Module, inserted in the San Gorgonio Wilderness yesterday, looked for opportunities to use natural barriers to serve as containment lines. Today, an additional Wildland Fire Module will be inserted, working towards the east.
Evacuations / Closures: In Riverside County, Evacuation Warnings are in effect for the following:
- all areas east of Potrero Road, north of Morongo Road, west of Whitewater Canyon and south of the San Bernardino county line
- all areas west of HWY 62, north of Interstate 10, South of the San Bernardino county line and east of Whitewater Canyon
Riverside County residents: please visit https://www.rivcoready.org/ActiveEvents for an interactive map that will allow you to enter your address to determine if you are within these evacuation warning areas.
In San Bernardino County, Evacuation Warnings are in effect for the following areas:
- Forest Falls, Pioneertown, Rimrock, and the community of Morongo Valley, including both sides of Highway 62
