UPDATE: Hathaway Fire NE of Banning Now 3,823 Acres, 83 Percent Contained

The Hathaway Fire smoldering in mountains northeast of Banning was 83 percent contained as of 6 p.m. Wednesday June 19, according to incident commanders in Beaumont.

The size of the fire's burned area was estimated at 3,823 acres and there were 420 personnel assigned to the fire Wednesday evening.

Ten firefighters have been injured fighting the fire in the rugged San Gorgonio Wilderness since the blaze broke out Sunday June 9 on the Morongo Indian Reservation, according to incident commanders.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

"A Burn Area Emergency Response team is now on scene," a Forest Service representative said. "BAER teams are staffed by specially trained professionals who evaluate the burned area and propose treatments to minimize the effects of the fire. . . . The goal is to return the area to as a natural condition as possible."

At 6 a.m. Thursday June 20 management of Hathaway Fire operations will transition from Southern California Incident Management Team 2 to San Bernardino National Forest personnel, according to incident commanders.

The target date for full containment of the Hathaway Fire has been set for June 25, but incident commander Don Garwood released a letter addressed to the public on Thursday stating "There is no way of knowing exactly when we will finish our work."

To read previous Banning-Beaumont Patch coverage of the Hathaway Fire click the following links:

UPDATE: Hathaway Fire NE of Banning Now 80 Percent Contained

UPDATE: Hathaway Fire Cost to Date Estimated $9.3 Million, 73 Percent Contained

Hathaway Fire NE of Banning Remains at 3,807 Acres, Now 63 Percent Contained

UPDATE: Hathaway Fire NE of Banning Now Estimated 3,816 Acres, 52 Percent Contained

UPDATE: Hathaway Fire Burns Fuel Near Whitewater River, Now Estimated 3,596 Acres

Hathaway Fire Camp Prompts Venue Change for 4th Annual Ho'olaule'a to Beaumont Sports Park

UPDATE: Hathaway Fire NE of Banning Estimated 3,520 Acres, 43 Percent Contained

PHOTO GALLERY: Hathaway Fire Helicopter Pilots Take on Retardant, H20 at Sundown

UPDATE: Hathaway Fire NE of Banning Grows to 3,130 Acres, Estimated 40 Percent Contained

UPDATE: Fire NE of Banning Grows to 2,372 Acres, Estimate 30 Percent Contained

UPDATE: Mountain Blaze NE of Banning Estimated 1650 Acres, 25 Pct Contained

Beaumont's 'Movies Under the Stars' Canceled Due to Hathaway Fire Near Banning

UPDATE: Fire NE of Banning Grows to 1,500 Acres, Concern for 'Significant Growth Potential'

Banning Woman with Family on Morongo Reservation: 'My Rez is on Fire'

Fire NE of Banning Grows to 1,300 Acres, Smoke and Aircraft Visible in Redlands

Agencies on the fire include the U.S. Forest Service, Cal-Fire Riverside County, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and Morongo Tribal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fire camp remained at Noble Creek Park in Beaumont.