Firefighters quickly stopped a wildland fire today in Pinyon, a small mountain community along State Highway 74 southwest of Palm Desert in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
Firefighters from the US Forest Service, Calfire, Riverside County Fire and the BLM held the fire to 8.2 acres along State Highway 74 in Pinyon avoiding any damage or loss to homes in the nearby community.
The fire burned 6 acres on the North side of State Highway 74 and jumped across State Highway 74, burning one acre on the South side of the highway.
The California Highway Patrol did close the highway in both directions for 3 hours, reopening at 3:30pm.
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The fire was reported at 1:08pm at Highway 74 at Spring Crest Drive in Pinyon
Fire was declared contained at 4:20pm on July 20, 2011
Fire size 8.2 acres
Cause is under investigation
State Highway 74 was closed for 3 hours to all traffic, reopening at 3:30pm
The fire is being managed under Unified Command with the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service.
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John Miller
San Bernardino National Forest
(909) 382-2788
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