EAGLE FIRE 90% CONTAINED; SOME CAMPGROUNDS TO REOPEN TODAY

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July 29, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) –Full containment is expected tomorrow on the Eagle Fire, which has now charred 14,100 acres. Cal Fire has determined that arson caused the fire, but has not disclosed details pending completion of an investigation.

 

 

 

The Borrego Palm Canyon Campground in Anza Borrego Des ert State Park and the Lost Valley Boy Scout Camp re-open today.

Fire activity is minimal; remaining fire crews will continue to construct control lines and patrol the fire perimeter, Cal Fire reports. In conjunction with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and California State Parks and Recreation, a Cal Fire Suppression Repair Team is working to mitigate the effects of fire control activities and prepare for potential erosion due to forecasted precipitation. Significant demobilization of firefighting resources continues.

 

A total of 1,423 personnel are working on the fire, including 26 fire engines, 56 fire crews, 16 bulldozers, 12 helicopters and 3 airtankers. The fire has destroyed one outbuilding, a guard shack at the Eagle Rock Training Center (ERTC) near where the fire began.

 

Agencies fighting the fire include Cal Fire, San Diego County Fire Authority, US Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, California Department of Parks & Recreation, Cal EMA, California Conservation Corps, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the California Air National Guard, Bureau of Land Management, and San Diego County OES.

 

Additional Information: Residents who need more information can contact the Eagle Fire Information Line at (619) 590-3160, or go to www.fire.ca.gov
 

 


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