"Who would think you'd have to fight fire in 40-degree temperatures and fog?" Fremont Battalion Chief Mark Neveau asked. "You get lulled into a false sense of security." His strike team of five Bay Area fire engine crews barely beat back an attack early Friday...."This is still a dangerous period because we don't want to fall into a false, relaxed mode," U. S. Forest Service Public Information Officer Ron DeHart said from the Southern Operations headquarters in Riverside. "There's a lot of fire still out there. We don't want people to get the impression that simply because we've had some rain that this is behind us." ... Firefighters [in Running Springs, who couldn't see squat on Thursday night] said they knew the fire was lurking -- but they didn't always know just where.
"It's between Running Springs and Arrowbear, somewhere on the hillside," said Arrowbear Lake Fire Department Chief Seth Burt. "And with this weather, it's hard to tell exactly where it is."
His best guess, he said, is that the flames are a half-mile to a mile away from the 900-home community of Arrowbear Lake.
He expects the fire to take at least two days to reach town. But if the wind kicks up, it could reach town in as little as 30 to 60 minutes, he cautioned. "Don't let the snow fool you," he warned. [emphasis mine]
Santa Ana winds are predicted for monday and tuesday. yikes.
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