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By Nolan P. Smith
Staff Reporter
(Victor Valley)—The Blue Cut Fire continued to burn Thursday as firefighters would not let up against the dangerous blaze. With the fire at 35,696 acres and now at 22 percent containment according to Cal Fire, some evacuations were lifted Thursday afternoon. The day also saw a decrease in smoke, leading to many schools to announce that they will indeed be open on Friday.
Effective Thursday August 18, at 1:00 p.m., the mandatory evacuation orders and advisories for residents in the areas east of I-15 to Santa Fe/Summit Valley Road, south of Ranchero Road to Highway 138, affected by the Blue Cut Fire have been lifted.
Santa Fe/Summit Valley Road and Arrowhead Lake Road/Hwy173 will be opened.
The North and South bound lanes of the I-15 are reopened as well.
Hwy 138 will continue to be closed at I15 East to Summit Valley Road.
Out of the school districts, three will continue to be closed on August 19th: Snowline, Hesperia and Adelanto Districts will all remain closed.
The Northbound and Southbound lanes of the I-15 are reopened as well.
Below is important information on the fire from Inciweb, including road openings, closures, evacuation areas and more.
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EVACUATIONS LIFTED FOR SOME AREAS
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AREAS:
The entire community of Wrightwood
Wrightwood from San Bernardino County Line to Jackson Lake
West of I-15, and West of Hwy 395 and west of Summit Valley
South of Bear Valley Rd. and East of Caughlin Road.
East of Sheep Creek, south of Phelan Rd. and west of Green Road, including the Desert Front Rd. area.
Lone Pine Canyon
Swarthout Canyon
West Cajon Valley
Lytle Creek Canyon
ROAD OPENINGS
08/18/2016 – 10:45am, I-15 North and Southbound is open through the Cajon Pass. Please exercise extreme caution as crews an equipment are still working along the road. Intermittent lane closures are possible as work progresses.
- #4 lane remains closed between Cleghorn Road to SR138.
- All ramps remain closed at:
- Kenwood Avenue
- Cleghorn Road
- SR138, and
- Oak Hill Road
ROAD CLOSURES
South Bound 395 closed at Joshua
Highway 138 has been closed from Interstate 15 to Highway 2
State Route 2 closed from LA County Line to the 138
Hwy 138 closed between County Line to Highway173.
Old Cajon Blvd north of Devore Cutoff
Lytle Creek @ Glen Helen
Beekley Road from Phelan Road to the138
Hwy 38 to Lone Pine Canyon has been closed.
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EVACUATION CENTERS:
Jessie Turner Community Center
15556 Summit Avenue
Fontana, CA
San Bernardino County Fairgrounds
14800 7th Street
Victorville, CA 92395
ANIMAL EVACUATION SHELTER:
Apple Valley Animal Shelter (small animals only)
22131 Powhatan Road
Apple Valley, CA 92308
San Bernardino County Fairgrounds (large animals)
14800 7th Street
Victorville, CA 92395
Devore Animal Shelter (large and small animals)
19777 Shelter Valley
San Bernardino, CA
(800) 472-5609 or (909) 386-9820