The Kern County Fire Department has issued recommended evacuations as the Stagecoach Fire reaches 1,500 acres and 0% containment

The Kern County Fire Department has issued recommended evacuations as the Stagecoach Fire reaches 1,500 acres and 0% containment

The Kern County Fire Department has issued recommended evacuations as the Stagecoach Fire reaches 1,500 acres and 0% containment.

AT LAST CHECK -- KERN COUNTYFIRE REPORTING THAT THE BLAZE ISCOVERING 15 HUNDRED ACRES.HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THEFIRE SO FAR --ITS STILL AT ZERO PERCENTCONTAINMENT.

STRUCTURES REMAINTHREATENED AT THIS HOUR.AND ONE FAMILY HAS LOST THEIRHOME AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE.CREWS BATTLING FROM THE SKY ANDTHE GROUND LAST NIGHT --MORE THAN 200 FIREFIGHTERSWORKING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THESTAGECOACH FIRE BURNING NEARHAVILAH -- SOUTH OF LAKEISABELLA.IT BROKE OUT MONDAY AFTERNOONAROUND 3-30 INTHE AREA OF STAGECOACH ROAD ANDOLD OX ROAD.AS THE FIRE GREW -- EVACUATIONSWERE ORDERED.OUR CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AS ONEFAMILY RUSHED TO GETOUT -- EMOTIONAL AFTER LOSINGTHEIR HOME TO THE FLAMES.ENGINEER ANDREW FREEBORN WITHTHE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTSAYING THIS FIRE BEHAVIOR ISVERY EXTREME ANDPRESENTS A UNIQUE SET OFCHALLENGES,,ADDING THEIR MAIN GOAL WILL BETO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THEFIRE AND GAIN CONTAINMENT ALLWHILE KEEPING THE COMMUNITYSAFE.THERE ARE EVACUATIONS IN PLACEAT THIS HOUR -- .RECOMMENDED EVACUATIONS INCLUDE:THE AREA WEST OF CALIENTEBODFISH RD.

IN PIUTE MEADOWSTHE AREA NORTH OF WALKER BASINRD.

& EAST OF CALIENTEBODFISH RD.AND PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATIONSINCLUDE:THE AREA OFF INDIAN OAKS RD,EAST OF CALIENTE BODFISH RD.AND -- THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ISESTABLISHING ATEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT ATTHE OLD K-MART PARKINGLOT IN TEHACHAPI LOCATED AT 710WEST TEHACHAPI BOULEVARD INRESPONSE TO THE FIRE...AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOWTHE VERY LATEST ON THESTAGECOACH FIRE...23ABC DANIELA GARRIDO WILL BRINGUS UPDATESTHROUGHOUT THE MORNING HERE ANDONLINE.YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND ANY UPDATESONLINE AT TURN TO 23 DOT COM,OR ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES ANDOUR FREE MOBILE APPS.AND THIS MORNING CREWS CONTINUETO B