Cottonwood Fire
Location: 1 mile E of Cranston and 10 miles E of Hemet, Riverside Co., CA
Specific Location: San Bernardino NF, ~Lat 33° 44´ 09″ ~Lon 116° 49´ 52″
Date of Origin: August 27th, 2009
Cause: Power pole related, investigation ongoing
Situation as of 08/31/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: 368
Size: 2,409 acres
Percent contained: 100%
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Situation as of 08/27/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 400 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Highway 74 is closed and voluntary evacuations are in progress in the vicinity of Bee Canyon.
