The strongest Santa Ana wind event of the season so far helped fuel a number of brush fires burning around Southern California this week, including new blazes that ignited early Thursday.
Here’s a list of the incidents firefighters are battling.
Hillside Fire in San Bernardino:
The Hillside Fire was reported about 1:40 a.m. Thursday along Highway 18 at Lower Waterman Canyon, in the northern end of the city.
- Size: 200 acres
- Containment: 50%
- Evacuations: Areas north of 50th Street between Highway 18 and Mayfield Avenue
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: Eight structures, including six homes, damaged or destroyed.
- Cause: Under investigation
46 Fire in Jurupa Valley:
The 46 Fire broke out about 12:40 a.m. Thursday along the 5300 block of 46th Avenue. The flames spread to Riverside after jumping over the Santa Ana River.
- Size: 300 acres
- Containment: 15%
- Evacuations: Lifted
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: At least three homes and two outbuildings
- Cause: Possibly ignited by a car that caught fire during a pursuit
Easy Fire in Simi Valley:
The Easy Fire broke out about 6:10 a.m. Wednesday near Easy Street and Los Angeles Avenue.
- Size: 1,723 acres
- Containment: 10%
- Evacuations: Lifted
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: At least two structures
- Cause: Under investigation
Getty Fire in Brentwood area:
The Getty Fire was reported about 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 1800 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard.
- Size: 745 acres
- Containment: 39%
- Evacuations: Tigertail Road at Deerbrook Lane to Chickory Lane, Stonehill Lane, Lindenwood Lane, Sky Lane, Canna Road, Chickory Lane, Bluestone Trace to Bluegrass Way, Bluestone Trace, Bluegrass Lane, Bluegrass Way
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 12 homes destroyed, five homes damaged
- Cause: Likely a tree branch that fell on some power lines during high winds
Hill Fire in Jurupa Valley:
The Hill Fire erupted in the area of Granite Hill Drive and Pyrite Street around 10 a.m. Wednesday
- Size: 628 acres
- Containment: 30%
- Evacuations: Lifted
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 2 homes damaged
- Cause: Under investigation
Fire in Fullerton:
The small blaze ignited just before 8 p.m. in the Orange County city of Fullerton in the area of Gilbert Street and Castlewood Drive.
- Size: 11 acres
- Containment: 100%
- Evacuations: Lifted
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 0
- Cause: Investigators are trying to determine whether a flare gun found near the fire’s ignition sparked the blaze
Tick Fire in the Santa Clarita area:
The Tick Fire broke out about 1:24 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the 31600 block of Tick Canyon Road in Agua Dulce and spread to Santa Clarita.
- Size: 4,615 acres
- Containment: 100%
- Evacuations: Lifted
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 29 total, including 24 homes; 46 total, including 40 homes
- Cause: Under investigation
Dexter Fire in Riverside:
The Dexter Fire was reported about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Ladera Lane and Indian Hill Road and threatened homes in downtown Riverside.
- Size: 30 Acres
- Containment: 0%
- Evacuations: Lifted
- Structures Damaged/Destroyed: None reported
- Cause: Under investigation
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