Firefighters Make Progress on Airport Fire in Orange, Riverside Counties

Published on September 15, 2024

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif.—Firefighters are making progress battling the massive Airport Fire Sunday in Orange and Riverside counties, where 23,519 acres (36.7 square miles) have been charred with containment now at 19 percent. “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 percent 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....

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