MT. CHARLESTON, the short getaway(40 miles) for locals and tourists of Las Vegas, is being consumed by fire.
One of my favorite places in all of the Vegas area.
CORTESY OF KLAS-TV CHANNEL 8
8:00 p.m.) -- The wildfire, which began just after 12:30 p.m. Monday, has burned about 1,200 acres so far. It's not threatening any homes, but the Hilltop Campground and the Spring Mountain Youth Camp are in danger from the fire.
Some road closures remain in effect: A road block has closed SR 157, he Kyle Canyon Road, starting 12 miles up from US-95. People are being turned back from SR 156, the Lee Canyon Road at US-95. And SR 158, the Deer Creek Road, which connects Kyle and Lee Canyons is shutdown.
Watch Eyewitness News for the very latest on the Robbers' wildfire.
(6:00 p.m.) -- A fast-moving wildfire sparked by a single vehicle rollover on S.R. 158 and Deer Creek Highway is spreading in the rugged hills near the mountain community of Mount Charleston.
The Robbers' wildfire is now approximately 1,200 acres and growing. Firefighters do not expect full containment for one week or longer. The high elevation is presenting difficulty for firefighters.
Absolutely no vehicles are being allowed access to the mountain other than fire and rescue vehicles, and Mt. Charleston residents with proper ID. Metro Police is allowing residents who live in the lower canyon road access to their homes so they could retrieve their pets and valuables.
Federal, state, county and Las Vegas city firefighters swarmed the hilly area in Kyle Canyon shortly after the fire was reported about 12:30 p.m.
The U.S. Forest Service is providing crews and air support including two heavy tankers, helicopters, a single-engine tanker, said Kirsten Cannon, a federal Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman.
Resources on the scene Monday afternoon: 3 fire engines, 1 single-engine air tanker, 1 light helicopter, 2 Clark County water tenders and 2 Clark County structure engines. Resources ordered: 1 Type-1 helicopter, 2 heavy air tankers, 2 Type-4 hand crews and 3 Type-1 hand crews.
Mandatory residential evacuations are now in place.Campers and hikers were evacuated from the area earlier.
Currently these roads are closed:
SR 157, Kyle Canyon Road at US-95.
SR 156, Lee Canyon Road at US-95
SR 158, the road that connects Kyle Canyon and Lee Canyon
Residents of Mt. Charleston who are mobile, are being asked to leave the area. Those people who are unable to drive, or who do not have access to a vehicle, will be provided transporation via a para-transit bus. The bus will take residents to the bottom of the mountain. Metro police are assisting with the evacuations.
Around 2,500 people reside in the Mt. Charleston area. There are no structures on S.R. 158.
Approximately 100 juveniles from the Camp Stimpson Girl Scout camp in Lee Canyon and the Spring Mountain Youth Camp on SR 158 have been evacuated.
Parents of Camp Stimpson campers can pick there children up at the Girl Scout office on Harris. They should be arriving there between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
Again, a flatbed truck coming down the mountain overheated its breaks. The driver lost control of a flatbed truck causing it to roll over into some brush, which then ignited and started the brush fire.
One of my favorite places in all of the Vegas area.
CORTESY OF KLAS-TV CHANNEL 8
8:00 p.m.) -- The wildfire, which began just after 12:30 p.m. Monday, has burned about 1,200 acres so far. It's not threatening any homes, but the Hilltop Campground and the Spring Mountain Youth Camp are in danger from the fire.
Some road closures remain in effect: A road block has closed SR 157, he Kyle Canyon Road, starting 12 miles up from US-95. People are being turned back from SR 156, the Lee Canyon Road at US-95. And SR 158, the Deer Creek Road, which connects Kyle and Lee Canyons is shutdown.
Watch Eyewitness News for the very latest on the Robbers' wildfire.
(6:00 p.m.) -- A fast-moving wildfire sparked by a single vehicle rollover on S.R. 158 and Deer Creek Highway is spreading in the rugged hills near the mountain community of Mount Charleston.
The Robbers' wildfire is now approximately 1,200 acres and growing. Firefighters do not expect full containment for one week or longer. The high elevation is presenting difficulty for firefighters.
Absolutely no vehicles are being allowed access to the mountain other than fire and rescue vehicles, and Mt. Charleston residents with proper ID. Metro Police is allowing residents who live in the lower canyon road access to their homes so they could retrieve their pets and valuables.
Federal, state, county and Las Vegas city firefighters swarmed the hilly area in Kyle Canyon shortly after the fire was reported about 12:30 p.m.
The U.S. Forest Service is providing crews and air support including two heavy tankers, helicopters, a single-engine tanker, said Kirsten Cannon, a federal Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman.
Resources on the scene Monday afternoon: 3 fire engines, 1 single-engine air tanker, 1 light helicopter, 2 Clark County water tenders and 2 Clark County structure engines. Resources ordered: 1 Type-1 helicopter, 2 heavy air tankers, 2 Type-4 hand crews and 3 Type-1 hand crews.
Mandatory residential evacuations are now in place.Campers and hikers were evacuated from the area earlier.
Currently these roads are closed:
SR 157, Kyle Canyon Road at US-95.
SR 156, Lee Canyon Road at US-95
SR 158, the road that connects Kyle Canyon and Lee Canyon
Residents of Mt. Charleston who are mobile, are being asked to leave the area. Those people who are unable to drive, or who do not have access to a vehicle, will be provided transporation via a para-transit bus. The bus will take residents to the bottom of the mountain. Metro police are assisting with the evacuations.
Around 2,500 people reside in the Mt. Charleston area. There are no structures on S.R. 158.
Approximately 100 juveniles from the Camp Stimpson Girl Scout camp in Lee Canyon and the Spring Mountain Youth Camp on SR 158 have been evacuated.
Parents of Camp Stimpson campers can pick there children up at the Girl Scout office on Harris. They should be arriving there between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
Again, a flatbed truck coming down the mountain overheated its breaks. The driver lost control of a flatbed truck causing it to roll over into some brush, which then ignited and started the brush fire.
