🚨 Incident Update – 6:00 AM | June 4 🚨 Firefighters continue to make progress on two lightning-caused vegetation fires in the Poverty Hills area of Inyo County: 🔥 Fish Fire 📍 2 acres | 🔥 20% contained ✅ Forward progress stopped ✅ Hose line around the fire 🛠 Dozer line constructed within 50’ of 80% of the perimeter (remaining edge inaccessible) 🌙 Little to no fire activity overnight 🔥 Baxter Fire 📍 32 acres | 🔥 10% contained ✅ Forward progress stopped; fire held to retardant lines 🚫 No hose line yet due to access/water limitations 🌧 Received 30–60 minutes of light precipitation overnight 🛠 Dozer line indirect due to rocky terrain; crews built handline through the night 🚫 Engines unable to access; approx. 3 miles of hose would be needed to wrap fire ⚠️ Challenging terrain, limited mobility ⚡️ Thunderstorms remain in the area with a high chance of holdover fires due to lightning. 🏡 Fires remain a threat to the communities of Birch Creek, Baxter Ranch, and Fish Springs. 🚨 Evacuation orders remain in place ✅ No reported injuries or equipment damage Air resources are expected to return this morning for continued reconnaissance and suppression support. #CALFIRE #FishFire #BaxterFire #InyoCounty #LightningFires #WildfireUpdate #FireWeather #EvacuationsInEffect

🚨 Incident Update – Inyo County 🚨 Firefighters are working two separate vegetation fires in the Poverty Hills area, both sparked by multiple lightning strikes: 🔥 Fish Fire – 2 acres, 15% contained 🔥 Baxter Fire – 30 acres, 5% contained Initially, both fires were being managed as a single incident. However, due to the time and distance between the lightning strikes, the second fire has been designated as a separate incident and named the Baxter Fire. Crews will remain on scene through the evening to strengthen containment lines. Aircraft are expected to return in the morning for reconnaissance flights. #CALFIRE #FishFire #BaxterFire #LightningCaused #InyoCounty #WildfireUpdate #FireWeather

#BaxterFIRE [FINAL UPDATE 5/16 7:00A.M.]: Firefighters made great progress over yesterday evening and the fire is 100% contained.

#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE 8:00 P.M.]: The fire is 90% contained. Crews will remain on-scene for an additional four hours continuing mop-up, and will patrol the fire tomorrow morning checking for any hit spots within the containment lines. This will be the final update of the evening unless significant activity occurs.

#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE 5:30PM]: The evacuation WARNING area has been lifted. Any residents who have left the area may return. Fire resources remain on-scene working on full containment.

#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE 5:20 PM]: The fire is 59.5 acres and is now 30% contained. The forward rate of progress has been stopped.

#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE 5:18PM]: The forward progress of the fire has been stopped at 59.5 acres and the fire is 30% contained. The evacuation warning for zone RVC-1896 remains in place.

#BaxterFire Forward Progress has been stopped at 59 acres, the Evacuation Warning will be getting lifted in the next few minutes, Copters will remain overhead, all 4 Tankers are released.

#BaxterFire Forward progress stopped at 59.5 acres, lifting evacuations in 15 minutes.

#BaxterFire Dozers and Aircraft are working another Spot Fire that crossed the Head.

#BaxterFire The Fire was mapped at 59 acres, Both flanks and the head of the Fire are surrounded with Retardant, Air Tankers 71 and 90 are released.

#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE]: The fire is in the unincorporated Riverside County area, outside of Menifee city limits.

current mapping of the #baxterfire in Riverside

#BaxterFIRE [UPDATE 4:48PM]: An evacuation WARNING area has been established for RVC-1896. The streets are: North of Clinton Keith Road South of Golden Jay Lane West of Briggs Road East of Menifee Road

#BaxterFire OES Intel 24 has mapped the Fire at 40 acres, the Fire jumped the greenbelt Air Tankers are continuing to drop retardant around the spot fire.

#BaxterFire #Menfee Intel 24 mapped the fire at 40 acres all in the SRA.

#BaxterFire Aircraft Assisting. Air Attack 140, Copters 608, 609. Air Tankers 71, 72, 73, 90. The Fire is 25-30 acres, the Fire jumped the greenbelt air tankers are dropping on the left flank.

Fire is now 30 acres and has jumped the greenbelt making a run on the right shoulder. #BaxterFire #Menfee

#BaxterFire Evacuation Warnings for Zone RVC-1896.