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California fire coordinators are offering the public a unique look at the aerial battle against the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, which burned at least two structures and forced widespread evacuations on Monday.
The Willow Fire near Chino Hills scorched 11 acres, prompting evacuations before crews stopped its forward spread.
A fast-growing vegetation fire in Homeland prompted evacuation orders as it grew to about 175 acres on Tuesday, May 19, Cal Fire said. The fire was reported at 12:20 p.m. at Juniper Springs Road and Verona Lane.
A new wildfire, named the Verona Fire, is growing rapidly in Riverside County. The fire started as a 5-acre blaze with a “moderate to dangerous rate of spread” at about 12:20 p.m., according to
The island has been closed to visitors, and all non-fire staff were evacuated on Sunday, the National Park Service said.
The blaze was reported sometime before 11:30 a.m. and has since grown to engulf more than 900 acres near Jurupa Valley.
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