Officials have said lightning strikes and campfires started by illegal immigrants are the two most common causes of fires in the forest south of Interstate 8.
The humidity doubled overnight to about 35 percent, helping calm the spread of the flames, said incident commander Ron Woychak, of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.“This is a fuel-driven fire,” Woychak said. “A lot of this area hasn't burned in 37 years, since the Laguna fire. It's like straw out there.”
Firefighters are anxious to keep the fire from moving into Pine Valley or jumping into the uninhabited area east of the community, which has heavy vegetation and virtually no roads.
“If it gets into there, it's going to be 'game on' for awhile,” said Cal Fire Capt. Matt Streck.
Higher humidity levels and relatively light winds helped slow the spread of the fire yesterday, Cal Fire Capt. Matt Streck said.
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