Live Updates from Esperanza Fire
November 2nd, 2006

San Ramon Valley Fire sends two 4x4 engines and Strike Team leaders.

Engines and Strike Team leaders are back home 10-31-06

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"Teams of Bay Area firefighters headed to Southern California today to help battle a blaze that took the lives of four firefighters Thursday and was still raging out of control this afternoon, heading west through uninhabited land south of Beaumont." -San Francisco Chronicle

Last Update: November 2nd, 2006
Date/Time Started: October 26, 2006 1:12 am
Administrative Unit: CDF Riverside Unit / Riverside County Fire
County: Riverside
Location: Esperanza and San Gorgonio Wash
Acres Burned: 40,200 acres
Containment: 100% containment - 40,200 acres;
Control: 100%
Structures Destroyed: 34 homes and 20 outbuildings destroyed.
Threatened: 500 homes and 3 commercial properties threatened.
Evacuations: Mandatory evacuation orders remain for Twin Pines and Poppet Flat.
Injuries: 5 firefighter fatalities,  6 injuries
Cause: Arson
Total Fire Personnel: 2,868
Fire crews: 67
Engines: 332
Airtankers: 15
Helicopters: 4
Dozers: 23
Water tenders: 32
Costs to date: $9.9 million
Major Incident Command Team: CDF Team # 8
Conditions: The fire is burning in annual grasses and light brush on the north facing slopes, and heavy brush and woodlands in the upper elevations.

If you have any information regarding the cause of this fire please contact the Sheriff's Tip Line at 951-922-7116. For those who are looking for relatives or friends who might have gone to one of the evacuation centers, please call the Riverside Chapter of the American Red Cross at 951-656-4218.
Information from CDF

Photos from 10/28/2006:

Photos from 10/27/2006:

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Photos by SRV Fire Captain Doug Kunst 

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