Due to dangerous fire conditions and extremely low vegetation fuel moistures throughout the region, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, along with our partners at Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, will be issuing a closure order for the North Etiwanda Preserve, effective at sunset Friday, July 3, 2015, and ending at 6 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015. This order is pursuant to Section 11 of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Ordinance and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District Ordinance FD-054.
This closure order restricts the public’s access to the North Etiwanda Preserve in an effort to help prevent the potential ignition of a wildfire that could be capable of damaging and/or destroying natural resources and historical areas, while providing the utmost in public safety. Signs will be posted at the all entry points to the Preserve. Failure to comply with this order may result in a fine of $1,000.
The North Etiwanda Preserve is located at the north end of Etiwanda Avenue and north of Redcliff Drive in Rancho Cucamonga. A map of the closure area can be located at http://sbcfire.org/news_releases/default.aspx under latest news.
Thank you for this closure of the Preserve over the July 4th holiday. I also hope there will be law enforcement observers… because there are definitely idiots and mean-spirited people who will still see what they can get away with. We just can’t have another Grand Prix fire.