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Note the temporary road closures.
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The Front Country Ranger District of the San Bernardino National
Forest is planning to resume work on the Lone Pine Canyon fuels
treatment project next week, utilizing both hand and helicopter
burning operations. Fuels Battalion Chief Ken Kempter, stated that the
project will continue contingent on weather conditions and resource
availability.
The proposed plan is to widen the perimeters through hand burning of
the fuel breaks around Units 4 & 5 next week, beginning on Monday,
March 24, 2008. After these fuel breaks have been burned, helitorch
burning of the interiors of Units 4 & 5 will be completed weather
permitting.
Signs will be posted along Lytle Creek and Lone Pine Canyon Roads with
information personnel available at the fire kiosks in Lytle Creek,
Wrightwood and on Highway 138. There are no anticipated main road
closures, but there may be some traffic delays. There will be closures
of the Forest Service roads in that area, including 2N56 (Sheep Creek
Canyon Road), 3N29, 3N31 and 3N33. The Pacific Crest Trail will also
be closed within the project area during the burning operations. The
project will be staffed by fire personnel for 24 hours a day during
burning and mop-up.
The Lone Pine Canyon Fuels Reduction project is an ongoing fuels
treatment project that will decrease the threat of wildfire to the
communities of Lytle Creek and Wrightwood. For further information
please call Pam Bierce, Public Affairs Specialist at (909) 382-2896.
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The Front Country Ranger District of the San Bernardino National
Forest is planning to resume work on the Lone Pine Canyon fuels
treatment project next week, utilizing both hand and helicopter
burning operations. Fuels Battalion Chief Ken Kempter, stated that the
project will continue contingent on weather conditions and resource
availability.
The proposed plan is to widen the perimeters through hand burning of
the fuel breaks around Units 4 & 5 next week, beginning on Monday,
March 24, 2008. After these fuel breaks have been burned, helitorch
burning of the interiors of Units 4 & 5 will be completed weather
permitting.
Signs will be posted along Lytle Creek and Lone Pine Canyon Roads with
information personnel available at the fire kiosks in Lytle Creek,
Wrightwood and on Highway 138. There are no anticipated main road
closures, but there may be some traffic delays. There will be closures
of the Forest Service roads in that area, including 2N56 (Sheep Creek
Canyon Road), 3N29, 3N31 and 3N33. The Pacific Crest Trail will also
be closed within the project area during the burning operations. The
project will be staffed by fire personnel for 24 hours a day during
burning and mop-up.
The Lone Pine Canyon Fuels Reduction project is an ongoing fuels
treatment project that will decrease the threat of wildfire to the
communities of Lytle Creek and Wrightwood. For further information
please call Pam Bierce, Public Affairs Specialist at (909) 382-2896.