UPI Reporting That Are Firefighters a catch break as winds subside
DIAMOND BAR, Calif.
Southern California firefighters caught a break when Santa Ana winds subsided but officials warned that still-windy conditions could set off splinter fires. The biggest threat Sunday night was along the border of Orange, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, where the fire snaked toward canyons and hillsides of Diamond Bar, Chino Hills and Brea, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
Weather forecasters predicted hot, dry weather Monday, minus the wind gusts that fueled the fire during the weekend. Air quality in the region was poor and classes were canceled at some schools near Orange County fire zones. "The overall big picture is we're encouraged by the weather," Ray Chaney, an incident commander from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection who was working on the Freeway Complex fire, told the Times. "We're not going to let our guard down. We've got several days of hard, hard work." The Freeway Complex fire caused authorities to order more than 26,000 residents to evacuate and destroyed at least 179 homes, most of them in Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, the Times reported.
The Sayre fire near Sylmar was 40 percent contained Sunday. Officials reported it destroyed more than 510 homes and burned through 10,000 acres as of late Sunday. The Times said fire officials in Santa Barbara County lifted evacuation orders Sunday for all but 260 homes involved in the Tea fire, which began in Montecito Thursday, destroying 210 residences and burning 1,940 acres. Containment was at 80 percent as of late Sunday, officials said.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif.
Southern California firefighters caught a break when Santa Ana winds subsided but officials warned that still-windy conditions could set off splinter fires. The biggest threat Sunday night was along the border of Orange, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, where the fire snaked toward canyons and hillsides of Diamond Bar, Chino Hills and Brea, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
Weather forecasters predicted hot, dry weather Monday, minus the wind gusts that fueled the fire during the weekend. Air quality in the region was poor and classes were canceled at some schools near Orange County fire zones. "The overall big picture is we're encouraged by the weather," Ray Chaney, an incident commander from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection who was working on the Freeway Complex fire, told the Times. "We're not going to let our guard down. We've got several days of hard, hard work." The Freeway Complex fire caused authorities to order more than 26,000 residents to evacuate and destroyed at least 179 homes, most of them in Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, the Times reported.
The Sayre fire near Sylmar was 40 percent contained Sunday. Officials reported it destroyed more than 510 homes and burned through 10,000 acres as of late Sunday. The Times said fire officials in Santa Barbara County lifted evacuation orders Sunday for all but 260 homes involved in the Tea fire, which began in Montecito Thursday, destroying 210 residences and burning 1,940 acres. Containment was at 80 percent as of late Sunday, officials said.
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