HOPE — A series of roads near the Lightning Creek Fire are being closed to the public to get firefighters room to safely fight the fire, located roughly 8 miles east-northeast of the city.

Among the closures are Lightning Creek Road (NFSR 419) is closed from the junction of Trestle Creek Road (NFSR 275) south to the Regal Creek crossing.

"This closure is necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the public and provide for safe firefighting efforts and access," USFS fire information officer Kary Maddox said.

A temporary flight restriction is also in place, restricting all drones and aircraft from operating in the fire area without permission. Any unauthorized aircraft poses a serious hazard to aviation personnel, forcing the grounding of aircraft and the potential delay of fire supp

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