Slide fire jumps Highway 330

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The Slide fire, which has burned about 1,500 acres in the northern part of Lake Arrowhead, jumped Highway 330 this morning and is traveling the southwest edges of Running Springs, said Jason Meyer, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The Grass fire, which has been lumped together with the Slide fire as the Slide and Grass Fire Complex, has burned about 300 acres, Meyer said. The Grass fire has not yet met the Slide fire and is in the north Lake Arrowhead and Twin Peaks area, Meyer said.

Neither fire has been contained, he said.

Mandatory evacuations are in place for Crestline, Twin Peaks, north Lake Arrowhead, Crest Park, Sky Forest, Rim Forest, Running Springs, Arrowbear Lake, and Green Valley Lake, Meyer said. Voluntary evacuations are in place for Cedar Glen, south Lake Arrowhead, Valley of Enchantment and Cedar Pines Park, Meyer said.

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