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Idyllwild resident prepares to evacuate as Mountain Fire continues

By Take Two Staff
Published Jul 19, 2013
Trees and brush burned by the Mountain Fire.
Trees and brush burned by the Mountain Fire.
Idyllwild, Calif. is under mandatory evacuation due to the Mountain Fire that has consumed 39 square miles.
Idyllwild, Calif. is under mandatory evacuation due to the Mountain Fire that has consumed 39 square miles.
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Wayne Trott smokes a cigarette in his car. He was evacuated from his home in Idyllwild and is waiting in nearby Pine Cove, Calif.
Wayne Trott smokes a cigarette in his car. He was evacuated from his home in Idyllwild and is waiting in nearby Pine Cove, Calif.
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The Mountain Fire in Riverside County is expected to be 100 percent contained Tuesday after scorching 27,531 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest near Idyllwild. The fire, which destroyed 23 structures, started July 15. (File photo: One of the structures destroyed by the Mountain Fire).
The Mountain Fire has destroyed seven homes and grown to 39 square miles.
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Farmers work in a field in Hemet, Calif. while the Mountain Fire burns on July 19th, 2013.
Farmers work in a field in Hemet, Calif. while the Mountain Fire burns on July 19th, 2013.
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Smoke billows from the Mountain Fire.
Smoke billows from the Mountain Fire.
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Idyllwild resident prepares to evacuate as Mountain Fire continues

The Mountain Fire continues to burn in the mountains above Palm Springs, and about 25,000 acres have burned since the fire began Monday afternoon.

RELATED: Keep up with the latest fire news with KPCC's new Fire Tracker tool

The fire is roughly 15 percent contained and about 6,000 people remain evacuated. Photographer John Drake lives in the town of Idyllwild, which is currently threatened by the fire.

He joins us from his home where he is getting ready to leave -- for the second time.