TRABUCO CANYON (CNS) – Firefighters are making progress battling the massive Airport Fire Sunday in Orange and Riverside counties, where 23,519 acres have been charred with containment now at 19%.
“The weather has been great with cooler temperatures, the marine layer and the higher, relative humidity,” Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi told City News Service on Saturday.
Relative humidity Sunday was expected to be about 66% over most of the fire below 3,500 feet, fire officials said. Light showers or drizzle were forecast for Sunday night into Monday morning.
Officials said crews were having “notable success in increasing containment” in areas such as Lake Elsinore, Decker Canyon Road and Lakeland Village.
Crews were expected to keep working to clear lines of vegetation and use favorable weather to help put out flames. “The work of hand crews, and the arrival of additional handcrews, are critical to success during this advantageous window,” officials said.
In Orange County, people in Caspers Regional Park, San Juan Springs, Blue Jay campground were ordered to evacuate, while a larger number of neighborhoods were under evacuation orders and evacuation warnings in Riverside County.