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1 hour ago - Arson suspect Forrest Gordon Clark was charged with aggravated arson and criminal threats, among others. Residents are fighting to save ...18,100-acre Holy fire burns close to Lake Elsinore homes; firefighters ‘cannot get ahead’
Water-dropping aircrafts continued their assault on the fast-charging Holy fire – which swelled to an estimated 18,137 charred acres overnight, up from 10,236 acres the night before — Friday morning as several flare-ups popped up in the Cleveland National Forest.
“We’re dealing with steep terrain, dry fuel and wind in the area,” said Thanh Nguyen, public information officer with SoCal Team 1, in charge of communications for the Holy Fire. “All of that contributes to fire behavior.”
The geographical area of Lake Elsinore contributes to a difficult firefighting phenomenon known as the Lake Elsinore Effect, said Nguyen.
Usually, wildfires burn much slower downhill than uphill, explained Nguyen.
“What’s unique about the area is that we will get a weather pattern the creates winds quickly moving down the mountainside,” he said. “That’s what we saw yesterday.”
Large flare-ups Thursday pushed the destructive flames inches from the backs of many homes in the area, forcing many to evacuate at the last minute.
The weather phenomenon, however, has not manifested every day of the Holy fire, Nguyen said.
The flames Friday morning threatened several properties that dot the winding roads near Highway 74 and Main Divide Road.
“We continue to actively engage, but cannot get ahead of the fire,” Cleveland National Forest officials tweeted out just before 7 a.m. Friday.
One man, who only gave his name as Dan, said Friday morning his trailer home was destroyed by the blaze.
“I slept in the dirt last night,” he said as he attempted to get an old school bus running. He planned on driving the bus up the dirt road to his hilltop perch and live in it until he could rebuild.
He stayed at his property atop Main Divide Road Friday trying to put out hot spots.
The glow of the orange flames could be seen in the nearby hills.
Firefighters on Friday planned to focus on the McVickers neighborhood, where the fire was especially aggressive the previous day.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Thursday in Riverside and Orange counties, a proclamation that will allow them to receive disaster assistance from the state. The order also waives fees for replacing vehicle records such as licenses and registrations destroyed by fire, and it eliminates the one-week waiting period for applying for unemployment benefits for those who have lost their job because of the fire.
The blaze, which officials say was ignited Monday by an arsonist in Holy Jim, remains at 5 percent containment. Containment is the percentage of the fire’s perimeter that firefighters have determined the blaze will no long spread beyond.
Cleveland National Forest officials say the Holy fire has left Orange County.
We have been receiving inquiries about the fire burning back towards #OrangeCounty. The fire is burning in Cold Water Canyon around Santiago Peak, & is not burning in OC. FFs are continuing firefighting effort in the area. #HolyFire @socalteam1
The Holy fire has burned at least 12 structures, most if not all in the forested communities of Holy Jim and Trabuco canyons in Orange County.
But there were reports some homes in the Lake Elsinore area may have been damaged on Thursday.
Thunderstorms outside of the Holy fire area created winds that whipped up the flames on Thursday, according to fire officials.
Authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Lake Elsinore-area communities of:
- McVickers Canyon
- Rice Canyon
- Horsethief Canyon
- Glen Eden
- El Cariso Village
- Sycamore Creek
- Rancho Capistrano
- Holy Jim Canyon
- Trabuco Canyon
- The Ortega Highway corridor from the Grand Avenue in Riverside County to Nichols Institute in Orange County
All of the schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, the Perris Elementary School District, the Perris Union High School District, the Menifee Union School District, and the Romoland School District, as well as Santa Rosa Academy were closed Thursday.
The Menifee district said its schools would be closed Friday as well. All Menifee elementary school back-to-school nights have been rescheduled to Aug. 23.
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