Apple Fire Update Cal Fire

Forest service and cal fire updates on the apple fire which by saturday had consumed 32 412 acres and had 2 721 firefighters battling it identified the point of ignition as a diesel. For more information please visit the apple post fire baer inciweb page or call the baer information line at 707 853 4243 8 am 8 pm. Containment of the apple fire is now at 90.

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The apple fire is a wildfire currently burning during the 2020 california wildfire season in cherry valley south of oak glen and north of beaumont and banning in riverside county california in the united states the fire ignited on friday july 31 2020 as three separate smaller blazes within the rural canyons along oak glen road before merging and rapidly expanded to 1 900 acres 769 ha and.

Apple fire update cal fire. On friday july 31 by 7 30 p m. It is now. Cause of california s apple fire determined 00 40. The fire grew to more than 1 700 acres in size in just 6 hours according to the riverside county fire department the apple fire started around 4 55 p m.

Apple fire cherry valley the largest area affected in california by an active fire is due to the apple fire east of los angeles which was 33 000 acres and started at the end of july. Friday in the area of apple tree lane and oak glen road and investigators determined it was sparked by a malfunctioning diesel vehicle that was belching burning matter from its exhaust pipe cal fire said. Fernando herrera confirmed there has never been any containment. The san bernardino national forest and cal fire type 3 team will continue to update the public on the fire and post fire response efforts.

Status update 08 14 20 am. By friday night it was 1 700 acres in size but by sunday it was more than 20 000 acres in. Cal fire apple fire the apple fire in riverside county california has exploded in size in just a day. This is the last update that incident management team 2 will release.

The fire erupted in cherry valley about 5 p m. Earlier sunday some official reports had said the fire was 12 contained though cal fire capt. Today the california incident management team 2 will transfer command of the apple fire to a local type 3 team led by incident commander matt ahearn of the san bernardino national forest while still in unified command with cal fire. A wildfire in mountains east of los angeles that has forced thousands of people from their homes was sparked by a malfunctioning diesel vehicle.