United States Department of Agriculture

MILL FIRE

July 31, 2019AFTERNOON UPDATE

Date Started: July 30, 2019 Cause: Under Investigation Total Acres:280 Containment: 10%

Injuries to Date: 1 Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 0 Total Personnel: 482Assigned Resources:

Crews: 14 Engines: 30 Helicopters: 5 Air Tankers: 4Evacuations: 0

Current:The Mill Fire started July 30, 2019, at 5:36 AM near Lyons Creek along Nacimiento-Fergusson Road above California State Highway 1 on the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest. The fire is currently estimated to have burned 280 acres east of State Highway 1 and west of Cone Peak Road and is 10 percent contained. The fire is burning in tall, dry grass beds and becoming established in heavy fuels. There is no present threat to communities, structures or the public.

A full response including engines, hand crews and air support is actively suppressing the fire. Crews worked throughout the night in steep, rugged terrain constructing containment lines. The east and west flanks of the fire have stabilized but the head of the fire continues to burn to the northeast.

Hand crews will continue suppression work today in tandem with air support to prevent the fire from burning further into the Ventana Wilderness. Where direct action is safe and will prove successful, crews will be using direct fireline suppression activities. In other areas, aircraft will be used to hold the fire in check. In some areas of the Mill Fire it is unsafe for firefighters to take direct action. Road/Trail Closures: Nacimiento-Fergusson Road between Highway 1 and Fort Hunter Liggett; Cone Peak Road;

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Fire UpdateFor Immediate Release

Media Contact: Andrew Madsen(805) 961-5759

andrewmadsen@fs.fed.uswww.facebook.com/lpnfTwitter: @LosPadresNF

U.S. Forest ServicePacific Southwest RegionLos Padres National Forest6750 Navigator WayGoleta, CA 93117http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf

United States Department of Agriculture

South Coast Ridge Road between Chalk Peak and Nacimiento-Fergusson Road; Vicente Flat and Mill Creek Trails

For additional Fire Information call Monterey Ranger District (831) 385-5434

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