UPDATED: BEAUMONT: Lamb Canyon blaze now 120 acres, 50% contained

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UPDATE: Thursday, May 25, 6:45 p.m.

BEAUMONT — At 6:39 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Specialist Tawny Cabral updated that the “Lamb” fire has now spread to 120 acres and is 50 percent contained.

“Full containment is anticipated around midnight,” said Cabral.

The number of firefighters battling the wildfire has grown to nearly 200, according to Cabral.

There are currently twenty-nine engine companies, four helicopters, six air tankers, eight Helitack fire crews, a helitender and three bulldozers at the scene of the fire.

A fire investigator has also responded to the scene.

Highway 79, also known as Lamb Canyon, remains open to through traffic and there are no homes threatened by the fire.

This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.

 

UPDATE: Thursday, May 25 5:30 p.m. 180 firefighters hold Lamb Canyon blaze at 100 acres

BEAUMONT — At 5:17 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Specialist Tawny Cabral provided an update to the ongoing “Lamb” fire that is burning between the cities of Beaumont and San Jacinto.

“The forward progress of the fire has been stopped and the fire is approximately 100 acres,” said Cabral. Nearly 200 firefighters are battling the wildfire.

Cabral went on to explain that Highway 79, also known as Lamb Canyon, is open to through traffic and there are no homes threatened by the fire.

This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.

 

UPDATE: Thursday, May 25, 5 p.m. 180 firefighters battling 100 acre Lamb canyon wildfire

BEAUMONT — As of 5 p.m., Cabral updated that the “Lamb” fire had already charred over 100 acres and was still growing.

The number of firefighters battling the wildfire had quickly grown to nearly 180, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Specialist Tawny Cabral.

There are currently twenty-nine engine companies, four helicopters, six air tankers, seven Helitack fire crews, a helitender and two bulldozers at the scene of the fire.

More resources are reportedly heading to the location to assist in fighting the fire.

City of Beaumont police officials took the opportunity to remind citizens via social media that operating a drone or any unmanned aircraft in the area of a wildfire is illegal and can force firefighting operations to temporarily shut down.

Drones can inadvertently endanger the lives of fire crews and others on the ground and the use of drones in the area of wildfires can result in arrest and prosecution.

This is a breaking story and will be updated as new information becomes available.

 

ORIGINAL STORY: BREAKING: BEAUMONT: Firefighters battling 40 acre Lamb Canyon wildfire

BEAUMONT — More than 110 firefighters are battling a wildfire that is burning in the area of Lamb Canyon Road and Dump Road in an unincorporated area of Beaumont. The fire was first reported burning between the cities of Beaumont and San Jacinto at 2:48 p.m., Thursday, May 25.

112 firefighters from fifteen engine companies responded to the blaze, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Specialist Tawny Cabral.

They are being assisted by four helicopters, six air tankers, seven Helitack fire crews, a helitender and a bulldozer.

The first arriving engine company reported finding 25 acres of vegetation involved.

While fire officials battled the growing blaze, California Highway Patrol officials assisted with traffic control in the area.

Shortly after 3:30 p.m., Cabral updated that the fire had spread to 40 acres of vegetation and was spreading at “a moderate rate.”

This is a breaking story and will be updated as new information becomes available.

 

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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg and breaking his back in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.