Falls Fire - Lake Elsinore Aug 5, 2013

[Wrightwood]

Falls Fire started August 5, 2013 on the Cleveland National Forest, Trabuco Ranger District. Current acreage is 1500. Mandatory evacuations for Lakeland Village, Decker Canyon and Rancho Capistrano residents. Ortega Highway is closed to non-residents. Closures are at Grand Ave in Lake Elsinore and Antionio Parkway in Orange County.

Basic Information
Incident Type   Wildfire
Cause   Under Investigation
Date of Origin   Wednesday December 05th, 2012 approx. 10:00 AM
Current Situation
Size   1,500 acres
Outlook
Remarks   

Evacuations are in progress for Lakeland Village, Rancho Capistrano and Decker Canyon Residents. Evacuation perimeter is for residences between Grand/Ortega HIghway and Grand/Corydon.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3599/

[Wrightwood]

There's always been people who have questioned the value of using DC10's for wildland firefighting.
The incredible photo below clearly demonstrates the value of this important tool firefighters are now using. Without it yesterday the outcome of the Falls fire would have been dramatically different.


T910 dropping across the head of the fire for structure protection.

[Wrightwood]

Map:
http://tinyurl.com/jw6oq8l

[Wrightwood]

Marc Peebles ?@SoCalTeam3PIO 50minutes ago

Falls Fire- acreage 1416, 5 % contained 265 + personnel, aircraft assigned 6 helo's, 6 fixed wing. 16 crews 45 engines

[Wrightwood]

Update 8/6/2013 9:00 a.m.: Fire is 1416 acres and 20% contained. USFS (CNF) and CAL FIRE remain in unified command for this incident. The fire information center has transitioned to the CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department Public Affairs Bureau.

[Wrightwood]

Marc Peebles ?@SoCalTeam3PIO

Photo of the proximity of how close the fire got to homes In Lakeland Villiage area