Evacuation order: People in San Bernardino County burn scar areas prepare for mudslides, flooding
People living living in and around burn scar areas in San Bernardino County are being told to evacuate ahead of the next winter storm.
With rain in the forecast, authorities say the areas where the Apple and El Dorado fires burned are now at high risk for mudslides and flooding.
The evacuation warning was issued Wednesday afternoon for communities in northeast Yucaipa, Oak Glen, and Mountain Home Village. The warning primarily affects neighborhoods along Beaumont Avenue and Oak Glen Road, North of Oak Valley Parkway.
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SoCal storm: More than 8,000 San Bernardino County residents under evacuation orders amid fears of debris flows
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More than 8,000 San Bernardino County people were under evacuation orders on Thursday morning as a major winter storm made its way toward Southern California, prompting fears of debris flows in the El Dorado and Apple fire burn areas.
The orders affect residents of the communities of Oak Glen, northeast Yucaipa and Mountain Home Village.
A division chief with the San Bernardino County Fire Department, who lives in Oak Glen, said he was concerned that a drainage channel that runs underneath a bridge at Oak Glen Road will almost certainly overflow by Friday morning, flooding the roadway.