Horseshoe Fire Update

Sunday, November 25, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

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 Fire Size: approximately 4,530 acres at 61% containment
Personnel: approximately 600
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, Lone Pine Fire Protection District

Current Situation:

Firefighters were very successful in constructing and verifying containment lines yesterday, making great progress before the incoming storm. With the more accurate mapping available and ground-truthing, the fire has been mapped at 4,530 acres and is now 61 percent contained. There has been no new growth on this fire.

Although the incoming storm system is helping extinguish this fire with rain and snow, it also presents different firefighting challenges and safety hazards, especially in Carroll Creek.

For this reason, evacuation orders in the Horseshoe area (Zone 223A) will remain in place and Lubken Canyon (Zone 195 and 197) will be downgraded to a warning due to the potential for debris flows. However, evacuations warnings were lifted for the Alabama Hills area (Zone 193), Lone Pine Mobile Oasis/Foothill Trailer Park (Zone 207), and Boulder Creek (Zone 211). The evacuation advisory was also lifted for the Granite View area (Zone 223C).

Firefighters will continue attacking this fire aggressively where possible, and not in the path of debris flows dangers. Inyo County Public Works department is working with involved cooperators to ensure road-clearing equipment is staged for this purpose.

Demobilization of resources is in progress for this incident, however the remaining resources will continue with mopping up and gaining containment on this fire, along with suppression line repair.

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. Tuttle Creek Campground is also closed, but is slated to reopen today.
• Horseshoe Meadow Road closed at Lubken Canyon Road

For the latest information on evacuations and road closures, visit: https://ready.inyocounty.us/pages/horseshoe-fire