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Written by George Gale
Friday, 14 July 2006
(NO IMPERIAL COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO SAN BERNADINO)….THE LOCAL MUTUAL AIDE UNIT SAYS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SUMMONED TO EITHER OF THE SAN BERNADINO COUNTY FIRES, BUT THEY ARE READY, IF NEEDED. SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE HAS SENT CREWS TO THE YUCCA FIRE. THOSE FIRE FIGHTERS LEFT THURSDAY. AT LAST REPORT, THE 48,000 ACRE SAWTOOTH FIRE HAD DESTROYED MORE THAN 150 HOMES AND BUILDINGS. CONTAINMENT WAS ESTIMATED AT 20 PERCENT. THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. OFFICIALS SAY THE BAD NEWS IS THE FIRE IS ON TRACK TO POSSIBLY MERGE WITH THE 8,200 ACRE MILLARD FIRE IN THE SAN BERNADINO NATIONAL FOREST, WHERE IT COULD FEED ON VAST AMOUNTS OF DEAD TREES. EL CENTRO FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED INQUIRYS ON EQUIPMENT, BUT, SO FAR, NO REQUEST FOR MANPOWER.