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Aircraft assess Sheep Fire area; evacuations lifed for Lytle Creek
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The Sheep Fire advances toward the evacuated mountain town of Wrightwood on October 4, 2009.
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Fire crews continue to battle the Sheep Fire burning east of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains. It's burned 7,500 acres with 20 percent of it contained.
KPCC reporter Steven Cuevas has been covering the fire. He tells Steve Julian fire aircraft are assessing the areas of concern. Also evacuations have been lifted for residents in the Lytle Creek area.
Residents in the Lytle Creek area will be allowed back in today. This is close to the point of origin of the fire, then charged north toward Wrightwood. That was the first area firefighters got control of, managing it yesterday.
They may also reopen all or part of Highway 138 between Interstate 15 and Highway 2. Highway 2 connects people to Wrightwood.
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Many fire vehicles are still out there on the freeways and the side roads, so if people don't need to be home today, it may not be the best time to go home. There are also water drop helicopters in the air again making drops on some hot spots, though not as many as over the weekend.
There's still some smoke. Part of the problem in updating acreage and containment this morning was due to a haze hanging over the valley, both due to the nature of the valley and the smoldering ground, with no wind to push the haze out of the bowl. That's given them a hard time identifying hotspots and getting a clear picture of the acreage burned.
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