Cooling temperatures and high humidity keep playing a strong role in aiding firefighters who are battling the three large wildfires in Southern California, with crews continuing to gain footholds on containing the blazes.
Little growth in the fires has occurred in the last day or so for any of the them, with crews on Tuesday, Sept. 17, focused on strengthening control lines, mopping up hot spots and getting evacuated residents back into their homes.
Temperatures were expected to climb back into the high 80s and low 90s in some areas by the weekend with drier conditions — though fire officials were confident that fire activity would remain minimal.
Steep, rocky terrain still posed potential threats for flare-ups. Firefighters were attempting to halt the fires by deploying bulldozers to cut fire lines around them.
The latest available statistics from fire officials:
Started on: Sept. 9
Acres burned: 23,519
Containment: 31%
Started on: Sept. 8
Acres burned: 54,795
Containment: 25%
Started on: Sept. 5
Acres burned: 39,111
Containment: 49%
For road closures and evacuations: fire.ca.gov/incidents.
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