The Daily News of Los Angeles
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ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — With the massive month-old Day Fire contained, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday that the Hungry Valley off-road vehicle park on the edge of the fire area would reopen Thursday.
But a portion of the Angeles National Forest west of Interstate 5, and a large area of the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura, Kern and southern Santa Barbara counties will remain closed as firefighters douse hot spot in the 254-square-mile burn area.
Under the closure, the public is prohibited from entering affected forest lands, trails, roads and recreation sites. Forest officials hope to open more of the forest by this weekend. Campfires and charcoal barbecue fires are prohibited in all areas of Los Padres except within facilities managed by concessionaires.
On Tuesday, crews were extinguishing small fires within 500 feet of the containment line cut around the blaze.
In the days ahead, firefighters also will be rehabilitating constructed fire lines to help minimize erosion, and collecting and hauling out fire hoses and other equipment.
On Monday, crews hauled out 11 miles of fire hose from the north and east sides of the fire. Twenty-nine miles of hose remained.
A special rehabilitation team will enter the burn area later this week to determine what can be done to stabilize the burned forest areas.