ATV RIDERS SUSPECTED IN WHITE FIRE.Byline: Daily News Fire investigators have determined the massive White Fire to be human-caused, and are asking for the public's help in the probe, authorities said. Several all-terrain vehicles were seen at 9 a.m. Sunday leaving the area where the fire was first reported, in the Tehachapi foothills about four miles north of Rosamond. The riders are the focus of the investigation, said Martin Johnson For other people named Martin Johnson, see Martin Johnson (disambiguation) Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born March 9, 1970) is a former England rugby union player and captain. of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection For other uses of "CDF", see CDF (disambiguation). The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) or CAL FIRE is the State of California's agency responsible for the administration of the state's private and public forests. . The 11,400-acre blaze had caused $3.55 million in damage, fire officials said Thursday. The fire charred wilderness along the southwest face of the Tehachapi Mountains Te·hach·a·pi Mountains A range of southern California extending from east to west between the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges north of Los Angeles. , and burned 12 homes and six outbuildings in Oak Creek Canyon Oak Creek Canyon is a 12 mile (20 km) long river gorge located along the Mogollon Rim in northern Arizona located between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona. The canyon is often described as a smaller cousin of the Grand Canyon because of its scenic beauty. , where a mandatory evacuation remained in effect Thursday. Anyone with information about the cause of the fire is asked to call the Kern County Fire Department tip hotline at (877) 397-3847. |
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