THE 391-ACRE BEAR FIRE (BURNING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS) IS NOW 50% CONTAINED, AND FIREFIGHTERS HOPE TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY TUESDAY. NO STRUCTURES ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED BY THIS FIRE, THAT DESTROYED 4 STRUCTURES IN THE FIRST DAY. EVACUATION ORDERS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR BEAR CREEK CANYON ROAD, DEER CREEK ROAD, RONS ROAD, DONS ROAD (AND THEIR TRIBUTARY STREETS IN THE FIRE AREA). BEAR FIRE EVACUATION CENTERS ARE NOW ONLY OPEN FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M., AND THEY ARE ONLY SERVING AS DROP-IN INFORMATION CENTERS. THEY WILL FUNCTION THIS WAY UNTIL ALL EVACUATIONS ARE LIFTED. EVACUEES NEEDING OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL: 1-866-272-2237.
