Apple Fire Update Containment
Containment of the apple fire burning in the san bernardino national forest increased to 60 as firefighters continued building containment lines around the blaze s perimeter and began to repair.
Apple fire update containment. 5 contained colin atagi amanda ulrich and nicole hayden palm springs desert sun 8 3 2020 tropical storm isaias left new. 26 450 acres scorched 7 800 ordered to evacuate. Banning canyon cbsla most evacuation orders were lifted tuesday evening as the apple fire continued to burn nearly 27 000 acres as of the latest update with a reported 20 containment. Containment of the apple fire is now at 90.
Today the california incident management team 2 will transfer command of the apple fire to a local type 3 team led by incident commander matt ahearn of the san bernardino national forest while still in unified command with cal fire. Photo by san bernadino national forest twitter. The apple fire doubled in containment to 30 on wednesday and evacuations some parts of california were lifted. Communities under evacuation warnings as of friday the apple fire continued its siege in the canyons west of morongo valley.
In the release it said the apple fire was the result of a vehicle malfunction specifically a diesel fueled vehicle emitting burning carbon from the exhaust system. The apple fire continued to rage today in the mountains within the san bernardino national forest as firefighters worked to increase containment of the blaze which has blackened 32 412 acres. The blaze is now at 35 percent containment. Maps update video photos facebook twitter current situation.
Today the california incident management team 2 will transfer command of the apple fire to a local type 3 team led by incident commander matt ahearn of the san bernardino national forest while still in unified command with cal fire. At 6 00 friday evening the apple fire unified command will host a community meeting at the morongo valley community center 11165 vale dr morongo valley ca to update the public on the latest fire behavior suppression tactics and possible evacuations and closures. Status update 08 14 20 am.