Dome Fire in Mojave National Preserve 75% contained at 43,273

Wednesday, crews aided by some precipitation managed to bring the containment of the Dome Fire to 75% with the acreage remaining at 43,273. The fire in the Mojave National Preserve, 67 miles east of Twentynine Palms, started after a lightning strike near Cima Dome in the preserve ignited it Saturday. Today, crews will continue building containment lines on the last sections of un-controlled fire. Bob Poole, spokesperson for the combined fire command said, “Things are looking promising at this point.” He said more than 180 firefighters were assigned to the fire.