Firefighters battle 1,000-acre blaze in Riverside County

[nadinbrzezinski]

Firefighters in Riverside County continued Monday evening to battle a blaze about four miles from the mountain community of Idyllwild that has rapidly grown to an estimated 1,000 acres and prompted the evacuation of two small communities, authorities said.

The fire in Mountain Center is 5% contained and has damaged structures, although authorities do not yet know the extent or number, according to information released by the Riverside County Fire Department.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-riverside-county-20130715,0,6018516.story

Another October pattern fire in July.

At least the one here in mt Laguna is 100% contained...not looking forwards to September...

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Turned the scanner for something completely different

Monte Vista (local Cal Fire Unit) just declared a staffing emergency. MVU, local Cal Fire unit, sent a strike team earlier in the day, so it is probably reacted to that fire. Reserves have been called, major staffing full tact emergency.