Residents evacuate after new wildfire erupts near blaze

Fire officials said evacuated residents will be allowed back in their homes beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday and that crews expect to get a better handle on the fire in the overnight hours.

Residents of five streets in the area have been told to evacuate, but it’s not clear how many homes or people are affected.

The U.S. Forest Service is mourning the death of another firefighter killed on the fire lines in California.

That fire destroyed 43 homes, but all evacuations have been lifted.

Napa (KRON) – The Sunday evening wildfire off Jerusalem Road in Lake County has spread to 5,000 acres by Monday morning, according to fire officials. Today, the Forest Service is burning up 52% of its monies fighting forest fires.

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pilot suddenly identified the object as a four-rotor drone only 10 feet from his windshield, forcing him to make a hard left to avoid a collision about 500 feet above ground.

Evacuation orders have been lifted for 900 houses after crews made strong efforts in defending them and circumstances turned extra beneficial, stated Byron Steward, Mohave County emergency administration co-ordinator. Authorities say it has burned 11 houses nevertheless it was not recognized in the event that they have been broken or destroyed.

It is now 85 percent contained.

The blaze near Anza started as a motor home fire that spread to vegetation. By 2025, firefighting is projected to take up almost 70 percent of the agency’s budget.

The blaze broke out Saturday in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.

Cal Fire spokeswoman Olga Leitch said she had no information about the number of firefighters working the new blaze nor any count of the structures threatened.

As Jason Thrasher lowered his helicopter to a park with seven firefighters aboard, he saw what he thought was another firefighting chopper battling a blaze that was threatening homes.

The fire, which is located just north of Harrison Hot Springs, is only 40 per cent contained and crews still have a lot of work to do.

As summer gives way to fall, the winds typically shift and dry winds from the east sweep across California, turning an already sizzling fire season into a potential blast furnace. The agency says the U.S. burns twice as many acres as three decades ag.