Crews with San Diego Fire-Rescue and Cal Fire San Diego are in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino Counties helping to tame several wildfires burning across Southern CaliforniaSan Diego County area firefighters are aiding neighbors to our north with several fires burning tens of thousands of acres across Southern California, agencies said.
Strong winds from the north mean the fire is expected to keep moving south on Tuesday, the department said. High temperatures and low humidity were also forecast. Wind gusts could reach 55 mph.Officials had earlier warned residents of Castaic, home to about 19,000 people, that they should prepare to leave if the fire pushed south.
Smoke has drifted eastward, causing a slight haze in the Las Vegas area. Officials there advised children, older adults, and people with respiratory and heart disease to stay indoors.About 75 miles to the east, Cal Fire San Diego crews were also aiding crews tame the nearly 2-square-mile Hesperia Fire, which was more than 70% contained by Monday night. The fire erupted Saturday and forced road closures and evacuation warnings in San Bernardino County.
After back-to-back wet winters, fire season has gotten off to a slow to near-average start, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California, Los Angeles.
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