Last modified on Nov 01, 2006
Esperanza Fire
| Last Updated: |
November 1, 2006 7:00 am |
FINAL |
| Date/Time Started: |
October 26, 2006 1:12 am |
| Administrative Unit: |
CDF Riverside Unit / Riverside County Fire |
| County: |
Riverside |
| Location: |
Esperanza and San Gorgonio Wash |
| Acres Burned - Containment: |
40,200 acres |
| Estimated Containment |
100% containment - 40,200 acres |
| Structures Destroyed: | 34 homes and 20 outbuildings destroyed. | | Evacuations: | Evacuations have been lifted | | Road Closures : | 0% | | Injuries: | 4 firefighter fatalities, 1 firefighter burned, 12 minor injuries | | Cause: | Arson | | Cooperating Agencies: | CDF, Riverside County Sheriff, U.S. Forest Service, CHP, American Red Cross, Banning Police Department, San Bernardino Forest, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Office of Emergency Services, Pechange Fire Departmento. | | Total Fire Personnel: | 1,587 | | Total Fire Engines: | 92 | | Total Fire crews: | 54 | | Total Helicopters: | 3 | | Total Dozers: | 7 | | Total Water Tenders: | 10 | | Costs to date: | $9.9 million | | Incident Management Team: | CDF Team # 8 | | Conditions: | The fire is burning in annual grasses and light brush. Significant demobilization of excess resources began yesterday and will continue today. Highway 79 (Lamb Canyon Rd.) is opened in both directions. Hwy. 243 was opened to the public at 10am from Banning to Poppet Flats, but has been closed indefinitely. Caltrans has completely closed Highway 243 between Wesley Rd. on the north end to Twins Pines on the south end. Residents living south of Twin Pines must use SR74 from Hemet to access their property. Please call Caltrans at 1-800-427-ROAD(7623) for information or visit their website at www.caltrans8.info.
Evacuation Centers: The evacuation center at Hemet High School on 41701 E. Stetson Avenue in Hemet has been closed. The single evacuee has been moved over to the Beaumont evacuation center. The Fellowship
of the Pass Church at 650 Oak Valley Parkway (TB 690 J7) in Beaumont is still open. The church's number is (951) 845-2693x01.
If you have any information regarding the cause of this fire please contact the Sheriff's Tip Line at 951-922-7116. For those who are looking for relatives or friends who might have gone to one of the evacuation centers, please call the Riverside Chapter of the American Red Cross at 951-656-4218. |
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