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Horseshoe Fire Update

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cainf-horseshoe-fire-2024

 

Fire Size: 4,530 acres at 95% containment
Personnel: 96
Location: approximately 5 miles southwest of Lone Pine, California 
Structures Destroyed: 2 residential, 6 outbuildings
Structures Damaged: 3 outbuildings
Injuries: 2
Start date: October 30, 2024
Cause: undetermined
Unified Command agencies: U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE – BDU, Inyo County Sheriff

Current Situation:

Thanks to the great work of firefighters and recent precipitation in the area, the Horseshoe Fire is now at 95% containment and has stayed within its current footprint. 

Rocks and boulders have fallen onto Horseshoe Meadow Road along with snow, so firefighters will not be able to work safely past Carroll Creek area. However, they will still patrol as far up the road as they can and engage whenever possible. They will also stage resources along Lubken Canyon Road while Inyo County road crews remove hazards from the roadways when possible.

Heavy equipment has arrived to engage in suppression line repair wherever possible, but likely won’t be at this time due to the rain and snow activity.

Evacuation orders and warnings remain unchanged.

Evacuations: 
Check your latest zone status here: https://protect.genasys.com/zones/

• Evacuation Orders:
  • Horseshoe Meadows area (Zone 223-A)
• Evacuation Warnings:
  • Lubken Canyon area (Zone 195 and 197)
• Evacuation Center: Statham Hall (138 N. Jackson Street, Lone Pine)
  
   

Road closures: https://ready.inyocounty.us/pages/horseshoe-fire

• Lubken Canyon Road closed at Highway 395
• Tuttle Creek Road closed at Whitney Portal Road.
• Horseshoe Meadow Road closed at Lubken Canyon Road