Saturday evening, Inyo Sheriff Bill Lutze reported a brush fire in high wind threatened structures in the town of Tecopa. Sheriff Lutze said the fire burned in heavy brush west of Highway 127 and north of the Old Spanish Trail toward Tecopa.
Preparations were underway to possibly evacuate the residents of the small community. Sheriff Lutze had only preliminary reports, but he said several of his men were on the way out to Tecopa. He also said that the community building at Tecopa Hot Springs might be used for the evacuees.
Pahrump Fire Department, Tecopa-Shoshone Fire Department and BLM crews continued to fight the fire. At this time of year, the population of the tiny community amounts to possibly 90 people.
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