From Upper Bell Cyn, just South of the fire looking North, North of the Ortega Hwy, as it nears the top of Santiago Peak.
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Div B and F are redeployment resources for structure defense in Silverado canyon and modjeska. Asking AA to advise how much time they have to determine evac warning or order
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The 15 min loop on Santiago N shows it burn past as the cam operator follows the fire front. Pretty good watch, now we shall see if everything holds while it cools down up there.
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2 AT diverted to the line fire which continues to make a large run up canyon in the big bear direction
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RVC starting to move equipment into the Elsinore area
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Interesting the first few days of the holy there wasn’t much going on. This fire being near the same area seems to be a very different story. Not a whole lot of defensible space clearing done then either unfortunately.
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RVC moving lots of single resource engines to AberHill Park in Elsinore
6 Type one strike teams requested to Aberhill Park also
Air Attack states fire will be at the 74 in a hour and doubtful to hold it
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That’s a hell of a run.
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I was hoping the Holy Fire would hold it. While it did, to a point. The swath of fire on the southern flank simply exploded all the way around the old scar. I had hoped that fire crews could button up the line to the south right into the scar and it would be a done deal. But this thing is frighteningly impressive in its tenacity.
The fireline is well capable of sending itself all the way out to Lake Elsinore with this alignment. These fires in SoCal will become infamous.
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Based on the smoke from the Elsinore side, the onshore winds are now pushing pretty good and the fire will probably run more to the east now from it. Smoke rolling down off the Ortegas with the wind rather than building a column. Some light winds just starting in Elsinore 10-20 MPH.
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fire has crosed ortega hwy at long canyon.
slop over is 15 acres, air attack unable to drop air tankers
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This fire just crossed into an area of land that hasnt seen much burning since the 90s and 80s in some places. The Falls Fire scar (narrow 1300 acre scar of 2013) will not hold it either.
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Last true decker fire was 1989. The 1993 fire was east driven from the county line. The falls fire skirted this area.
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Falls stayed south of Decker cyn proper. That was a significant pucker for us and it does not compare to this event.
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The cameras never stopped recording.
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Significant spotting ongoing on the east side of main divide. I see a spot fire 3/4th a mile down slope
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Kern sending a Charlie ST.
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