All El Dorado Fire evacuation orders lifted in Riverside County

All evacuation order & road closures for the El Dorado Fire were lifted in Riverside County, some evacuation orders remain in parts of San Bernardino County.

The fire has burned an estimated 12,610 acres with 23% containment.

The current evacuation orders in San Bernardino County are:  

• For the Yucaipa Area - Areas West of Bryant, North of Carter, East of Jeffreys / Cherry Croft between Carter and Oak Glen Road, then North of Oak Glen Road from Chery Croft to Canyon, then East of Canyon Drive from Oak Glen Road to Wildwood Canyon Drive,  and areas North of Wildwood Canyon Drive efrom Canyon Drive to the junction with Oak Glen Road. 
  
• Oak Glen (partial, see map tool),

• All residents located east of Bryant street on Highway 38 including Mountain Home, Forest Falls, Angelus Oak, 7 Oaks and Jenks Lake Area East to Onyx Summit.  Angelus Oaks / Seven Oaks Residents, You must drive North to Big Bear, CA as Highway 38 is impacted by fire.  Rock slides are also being reported along Highway 38 where the fire has loosened rocks.

Evacuation Warning, meaning these are voluntary, but you should be prepared to leave at any time.

• North of Carter, West of Bryant, South of Highway 38, East of Garnet.  Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.  

A Red Cross can be reached at (442) 242-0946, and is located at the Redlands East Valley High School, 31000 E. Colton Ave. Redlands. 

News Channel 3's Taban Sharifi caught up with some residents in the area.

Kent Colby has been a resident of Oak Glen since 1946. He said, "You see it coming and you know it’s time to get out."

Gary Gray is a resident of Yucaipa where evacuations orders for his area were lifted Thursday. He recalled, "The fire went from north to south real fast and then they evacuated. everyone here was leaving." When the fire came through he decided to stay behind. He said the fire was far enough from him and moving in another direction. Gray said, "I just put a hose on every corner of the house, if i had to i would stay and fight it."

Sage Foy and her family are right on the border of where evacuations were lifted, their house still under evacuation orders. She recalled, "It was crazy. The fire was just right over there and like we were just so frantic trying to get everything into the car. and we had other peoples animals in the house and we had to load that into the truck." Her and her family went by to check on their home.

Officials said four homes were destroyed and two were damaged in the Oak Glen area. We came across a trailer that was really torn apart by the flames. The landscape of much of the area was burnt but many places still were standing. Foy added, "I’m glad that it didn’t burn down and i’m just glad that all of us are safe and the animals are safe too."

Amanda Munsey, public information officer with Cal Fire said, "We currently have damage assessment teams out there right now trying to assess and get accurate numbers."

Officials are urging people not to head to the mountain communities of Big Bear for the next several days as the fire continues.