CIMA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A fast moving wild-land fire is burning in the northern section of the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County. It has burned more than 2,500 acres and is at 0% containment as of 7pm Friday night. (Photo above is credit by Charlie Shrimp)
The York Fire was reported about 12:09pm July 28, 2023, Friday afternoon. A lightning strike may have sparked it into a fast wild-land fire. This fire is burning in a section of the Mojave National Preserve east of Cima on Maruba Road and New York Mountain Rd. Not too far from the Dome Fire burn scare back in 2020.
The high temperature nearby was reported to be 102 degrees about 50 miles away in the town of Baker. Bureau of Land Management, San Bernardino County Fire Department, and US Department of Forest are working together on the wild-land fire. Very hot temperatures with gusty winds is not helping to stop the spread.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Fire officials say no structures are in the area.
The Mojave National Preserve is enormous, 1.6 million acres that are mostly protected by federal land within the Mojave National Preserve. The preserve is between Interstate 15 to the north, Interstate 40 to the south and the California-Nevada border to the east.
Saturday morning update at 11am the fire is at 4,200 acres with 0% contained.
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