Authorities have confirmed that Marine engineers from Camp Pendleton were detonating explosives in the forest around the time of the fire's ignition.
The National Weather Service said their closest monitoring station to the fire, which is at a lower elevation than where the blaze is burning, recorded a scant 0.21 inches of precipitation in January and February, compared to the normal amount of about 6 inches.
Judy said the grasses were moist on Wednesday, but larger fuels, such as trees, were drier. The fire danger Wednesday was classified as “moderate,” he said.in the forest that ignited Thursday but was quickly controlled. Dubbed the San Juan fire, it sparked around 12:15 p.m. off State Route 74 near Sievers Canyon and grew to about 9 acres.Judy said about 250 personnel were still assigned to the Jim fire on Friday, with hand crews and bulldozers laying containment lines on the ground and helicopters dropping water from above.moves into the area along with some clouds and rain.
“We’re going to have air tankers on standby if they need those, and helicopters as well to be dusting hotspots,” he said. “But with precipitation expected, that should help out any kind of smoldering areas over the fire.”
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