A division chief says he saw flames, fueled by dry brush and extreme heat, jumping across the lines dug by hands and bulldozers.
The commander overseeing the fight against the Fairview fire southeast of Hemet said Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, that he hopes to quickly double the number of people, aircraft and fire engines attacking the deadly blaze that overnight surged past 5,000 acres burned.
“It was clear that the fire was outpacing our ground and air resources,” Janssen said at a 6 a.m. briefing at the Diamond Valley Aquatic Center. Some 3,700 homes have been evacuated, and sheriff’s deputies are still going door to door as new areas are threatened.
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