Some Areas of Los Padres National Forest Closed Du
Incident: Indians Wildfire
Released: 6/11/2008
Date: June 11, 2008 Los Padres National Forest
6755 Hollister Ave. #150
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Goleta, CA 93117
CONTACT: Fire Information Center - (805) 961-5770 www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres
Some Areas of Los Padres National Forest Closed Due to Indians Fire
KING CITY, CA...Forest Supervisor Peggy Hernandez today announced that she has closed until further notice a portion of Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County because of the Indians Fire emergency. According to Hernandez, the closure prohibits all public entry to national forest lands, trails, roads and recreation sites within the closed area.
The closed area includes Ventana Wilderness lands and other national forest lands east of the Arroyo-Seco Indians Road (Forest Road 19S09), north of the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road (Forest Road 22S01), east of and including the North Coast Ridge Trail (Forest Trail 3E10), and south of and including the Marble Peak Trail (Forest Trail 4E07).
The Arroyo Seco Indians Road is closed. Cone Peak Road is closed. Memorial and Escondido Campgrounds are closed.
The Arroyo Seco Campground and Day Use Area are open. Nacimiento-Fergusson Road is open. All Forest Service campgrounds on the Big Sur Coast are open.
"The decision to prohibit public entry in the Indians Fire area is out of concern for public and firefighter safety," said Hernandez. "This is a precautionary measure. As it has already demonstrated, the fire has the potential to spread very quickly and we don't want the public in harm's way."
Additional information including a map of the emergency closure will be available at Forest Service offices and on-line at http://www.inciweb.org/.
The Indians Fire started on Sunday June 8, near Escondido Campground, approximately 21 miles west of King City. The fire has burned approximately 10,800 acres and is 13 percent contained. There is no estimated date for containment.
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