[pct-l] Piute fire north of Tehachapi PCT was in the FIRE, is in closure area and precautionary evacuation area

[mattjolley at comcast.net]

http://wildfiretoday.blogspot.com/
Reports from July 5 information.
Again this is supported by 12, 24 and 48 hour thermal imaging reports.
http://www.geomac.gov/
CA: Piute Fire Update, July 5 
The Piute Fire, south of Isabella Lake and east of Bakersfield, last night crossed the Piute Mountain Road again at around 9:30 p.m. Crews worked through the night and used natural barriers to stop the spread. Firefighters previously contained a run across the road on Friday morning. The fire crossed over a 1-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail north of Piute Mountain Road and 2 miles east of Claraville Flat. On the northeast corner, the fire moved into the Bright Star Wilderness in the Cortez Canyon area.

The fire continues to move east towards the Kelso Valley area and similar fire movement is expected today. Steep terrain on the western and northern portions of the fire is hampering containment efforts. The fire is 19,010 acres and is 18% contained.