Wednesday, April 30, 2014

[californiadisasters] Re: Wildfire - San Berdo Co./Nat'l Forest - Etiwanda Incident



Etiwanda Fire News Release 4/30/14

Incident: Etiwanda Wildfire
Released: 1:27 hrs. ago

NEWS RELEASE

U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest
For Immediate Release

Contact: John Miller at (909) 382-2788
Twitter: @sanbernardinonf

Etiwanda Fire

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., April 30, 2014 – Firefighters braved strong winds and high temperatures above Rancho Cucamonga while fighting the Etiwanda Fire today.

The Etiwanda fire started 8:00 a.m. today in Day Canyon north of Rancho Cucamonga near the Etiwanda Preserve. Progress has been hindered by Santa Ana winds ranging from 60 to 80 mph with one gust being measured at 101 mph. Aircraft were available but were unable to fly. The fire quickly grew to 1,000 acres.

Approximately 1650 residents were under mandatory evacuation while students from five schools were taken to other area schools away from the vicinity of the fire. Several streets leading to the northern city limits were closed including Milliken, Day Creek and Etiwanda. An evacuation center was set up at Central Park in Rancho Cucamonga for people as well as small animals. As mandatory evacuations were lifted this evening only residents were being allowed past road closures. A voluntary evacuation remains in place north of Hillside Road from Haven Avenue east to Milliken Avenue.

706 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department are assisting in the firefighting efforts. The U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE, in anticipation of the Santa Ana wind event, prepositioned firefighters and aircraft in case of such an event.

About the U.S. Forest Service:

The mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation's clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live. Learn more at http://www.fs.usda.gov/sbnf




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