Author Topic: Wildfire - Cranston Fire off Hwy 74 between Hemet and Mtn. Center (Read 60734 times)

Wrightwood · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 25, 18, 06:29:02 PM »

NWS San Diego
?Verified account @NWSSanDiego
56 seconds ago

The #CranstonFire has been producing a Pyrocumulonimbus (PyroCb) cloud with tops near 50,000 FT and #lightning strikes off its downwind anvil cloud. Impressive stuff! #cawx

Wrightwood · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 25, 18, 08:13:35 PM »

Per AA, from AA51 5,039 acres from the IR mapping.
The fire is chewing through the retardant in some places.
AA310 is suggesting maybe ordering a 2nd night flying helicopter for the evening, though it may be too late to do so.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 25, 18, 09:03:14 PM »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Fire Captain Herrera, 951-355-4059
Contact: Fire Info Center, 909-383-5688
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6032/

ARSON ARREST MADE BY CAL FIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON CRANSTON FIRE AND OTHER FIRES

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrested Brandon N. Mc Glover, 32, of Temecula for allegedly setting multiple fires in southwest Riverside County on July 25, 2018. One of the fires McGlover allegedly started is the Cranston Fire, which is actively burning on Federal land in the San Jacinto Ranger District, and is currently 4,700 acres with zero percent containment. Evacuation orders are in place for hundreds of residents. Five residential structures have been destroyed. The Cranston Fire is under Unified Command between the USFS San Bernardino National Forest, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department, Idyllwild Fire Protection District and the Riverside County Sheriffs Office.

Mc Glover was transported to Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, where he was booked on the following charges:

PC 451( c ) - Five counts of arson to wildland

Additional charges may be added as the investigation continues.

On July 25, 2018, Firefighters from the USFS San Bernardino National Forest, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department and several local public safety agencies responded to a series of wildland fires. The fires occurred in several areas within Southwest Riverside County and Federal areas along State Highway 74 in the San Bernardino National Forest.

CAL FIRE Peace Officers determined a suspect description and issued a crime bulletin to other local law enforcement agencies. Based on the crime bulletin issued, the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Gang Task Force located and detained Mc Glover.

CAL FIRE Peace Officers took Mc Glover into custody in Hemet.

Additional information will be released as the investigation continues.

Zach Behrens
Public Affairs Officer
Forest Service
San Bernardino National Forest, Supervisor's Office
p: 909-382-2788
zbehrens@fs.fed.us

Wrightwood · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 25, 18, 09:47:06 PM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 25, 18, 09:56:17 PM »

Bernie Deyo
?Verified account @EPN473
7 hours ago

Aircraft and ground units reporting rain coming from the #Pyrocumulus being generated by the #CranstonFire

Wrightwood · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 25, 18, 09:59:10 PM »

CIIMT1
? @Info_CIIMT1
3 hours ago

#CranstonFire now estimated at 3,000 acres burning near forest fuel treatments in orange and red hashing and near bug killed trees in yellow. Heat signature of the fire is in red squares with red dots. An estimated

Wrightwood · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 25, 18, 10:15:43 PM »

Cal OES Retweeted
FEMA Region 9
?Verified account @femaregion9
4 minutes ago

@BobatFEMA just signed a Fire Management Assistance Declaration to assist @Cal_OES and @CAL_FIRE in their efforts to fight the #CranstonFire in #Riverside County.

Follow: @CalFireRRU @RSO @SanBernadinoNF @Caltrans8 @NWSSanDiego and #CranstonFire for info and instructions.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 25, 18, 10:52:02 PM »

ABC7 Eyewitness News
?Verified account @ABC7
8 minutes ago

#CRANSTONFIRE UPDATE: More than 2,100 homes, 3,200 people evacuated; 5 structures destroyed; more than 4,700 acres burned

Wrightwood · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 26, 18, 09:33:51 AM »

Sage Brush Flats and Toro Peak view
http://www.alertwildfire.org/socal/index.html

Wrightwood · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 26, 18, 09:58:46 AM »

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1yfQVsGNiZ1S4Denr2pcyy2EvHQkLObfn&usp=sharing

Wrightwood · « **Reply #30 on:** Jul 26, 18, 04:35:40 PM »

San Bernardino National Forest
? @SanBernardinoNF
1 minute ago

#CranstonFire Acreage is now 7,500 with 5% containment.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #31 on:** Jul 26, 18, 05:16:30 PM »

NWS San Diego
?Verified account @NWSSanDiego
The #smoke plume from the #CranstonFire will begin spreading towards the southeast overnight before turning back N to NE on Friday. #cawx #socal

Wrightwood · « **Reply #32 on:** Jul 26, 18, 08:05:15 PM »

San Bernardino National Forest
? @SanBernardinoNF
59 minutes ago

San Bernardino National Forest Retweeted San Bernardino National Forest

CORRECTION: Acreage is at 7,500 with 5% containment.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #33 on:** Jul 26, 18, 08:09:25 PM »

Chuck · « **Reply #34 on:** Jul 26, 18, 08:15:43 PM »

Disgusting worthless people do things like this. No mercy should be given. No excuses.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #35 on:** Jul 27, 18, 08:08:47 AM »

Wildfire Today
@wildfiretoday
3 hours ago

Updated map of the #CranstonFire by the Incident Management Team, 10:49 p.m. PDT July 26.

Chuck · « **Reply #36 on:** Jul 27, 18, 08:19:53 AM »

Is Idylwild directly north of the fire area noted? If so that is way too close.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #37 on:** Jul 27, 18, 08:57:29 AM »

Yes right above Div C, G and H on the map

Wrightwood · « **Reply #38 on:** Jul 27, 18, 09:05:24 AM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #39 on:** Jul 27, 18, 09:13:47 AM »

San Bernardino National Forest
? @SanBernardinoNF
3 hours ago

#CranstonFire estimated fire perimeter from last nights infrared flight