Per the County of San Bernardinow website at Noon - 10/6/09 Mandatory Evacuations were lifted for the Sheep Fire.
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On Saturday October 3, the American Red Cross opened two shelters in San Bernardino County to provide initial assistance to the families > evacuated from risk prone areas in the path of the Sheep Fire. The > shelter locations are as follows:
Multi Purpose Room of Eisenhower High School, 1321 N. Lilac at > Baseline, Rialto supported by the Inland Empire Chapter of the American Red Cross. Currently there are three children and three adults registered.
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INLAND NEWS TODAY/SOURCE: http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=10897
KEENBROOK – Cold, gusty winds are whipping up a wildfire as it cuts a northwesterly path the the western edge of the San Bernardino National Forest.
The Sheep Fire broke out Saturday afternoon in the lower Cajon Pass and has swept across 3500 acres through Swarthout Canyon where three homes were destroyed.
New mandatory evacuations are being put in place Sunday morning in Wrightwood for the areas east of Heath Canyon and west of Heath Canyon between Lone Pine Canyon Rd. and Hwy 2. The remainder of Wrightwood is under voluntary evacuation.
Earlier evacuations were ordered for Lytle Creek, the Mountain Lakes RV Park and a sparsely populated area between Interstate 15 and Hess Road. An evacuation center was set up at Eisenhower High School in Rialto and another at the Victorville Fairgrounds. Large animals were taken to the Glen Helen Rodeo grounds and small pets to the Devore Animal Shelter.
In spite of air assaults and ground attacks, the fire had an extreme potential to grow. There is no predicted containment.
More than 1,000 firefighters have responded to the scene, but high winds are making the air attack tougher. (INT)
Story Date: October 4, 2009