Updated 8:23 p.m. PDT Sept. 7, 2022
When the Fairview Fire was mapped at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday most of the recent growth was on the east side, on both sides of Baustista Canyon Road. The FIRIS aircraft determined that it was 9,840 acres.
Updated at 1:52 p.m. PDT Sept. 7, 2022
Updated 12:58 p.m. PDT Sept. 7, 2022
Wednesday morning CAL FIRE said the Fairview Fire southeast of Hemet, California has grown to 7,091 acres. Activity on the fire began to increase at around noon on Wednesday as you can see in the photo below.
Much of the spread over the last 24 hours was on the north and east sides. It reached Baustista Canyon Road in several places where the additional spread was stopped by agricultural land. But at Blackburn Canyon there was nothing but brush on both sides and it spotted across the road. When the fire was mapped at 10:07 Wednesday morning it had run east beyond the road for nearly a mile through rugged country. At that time it was about three miles west of Highway 74.
On the west side of Baustista Canyon Road where it burned across, is the fire scar from the 2019 Fairview Fire which blackened 1,740 acres. That three-year old footprint was not a major barrier. Nor was, on the east side of the road, two fires from 2001, the 181-acre Baustista Fire and the 262-acre Canyon Fire.
Following those barriers of little consequence there is no recent fire history to the east of the Fairview Fire until it reaches Highway 74 and the Mountain Center Area where the 2018 Cranston Fire burned 13,229 acres, and further to the north, the 2,410-acre Cottonwood Fire of 2009.
Updated 10:35 p.m. PDT Sept. 6, 2022
The Fairview Fire south of Hemet, California was mapped at 4,542 acres at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Updated 5:08 p.m. PDT Sept. 6, 2022
The Fairview Fire south of Hemet, California has been vigorously spreading to the east Tuesday afternoon, and has now crossed and is well established on the east side of Baustista Road.
At 3:37 p.m. the FIRIS aircraft mapped the fire and determined it had burned 4,542 acres. At that time it had spread more than three miles east from Fairview Avenue, and was nearly seven miles long, east to west.
Evacuation areas have been expanded. More information.
3:01 p.m. PDT September 6, 2022
Two people have been reported killed in the Fairview Fire that started south of Hemet, California Monday afternoon. By 12:57 on Tuesday fire had burned more than 3,400 acres since it was reported at around 3:37 p.m. September 5 west of Fairview Avenue. At about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday Air Attack estimated it had grown to approximately 4,000 acres.
Firefighters and helicopters worked through the night on the fire after it spread more than three miles to the west. Later after a wind shift it grew more than a mile east, coming to within about a mile of Baustista Road.
Firefighters said the fire burned in an unusual direction Monday, from east to west, pushed by a high pressure area. At 10 a.m. Tuesday the wind direction shifted to come out of the west-northwest.
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The cause is under investigation, but Southern California Edison issued an electric safety incident report which may or may not be related to the origin. The utility reported Monday evening that at approximately 3:40 p.m. on September 5 “Circuit activity occurred close in time to the report time of the fire. The investigation is ongoing.” The incident occurred on a 12 kV line or facility.
It is unclear what exactly the electrical incident was, or if it played a role in the Fairview fire.
The two people who died were apparently attempting to flee from the fire in the Avery Canyon area.
According to the Riverside County Fire Department, at least seven structures were destroyed and several more sustained damage.
Many western states, including California, are suffering from a major heat wave. On Monday a weather station south of the Fairview Fire recorded a high of 104 degrees, and by 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday had reached that same temperature. At 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday the relative humidity was 17 percent with 8 mph winds gusting out of the west-southwest at 14 mph.
The spot weather forecast is for the winds to become south Tuesday afternoon with gusts up to 20 mph. Light winds are expected Tuesday night with a maximum RH of 55 percent. For Wednesday forecasters expect light and variable winds less than 5 mph becoming south 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around 18 mph in the afternoon.
With all the so called excess funds that California has, the main things to be focused on are water, fire and crime. Get it together before the state burns up, dries up and the only ones that want to live here are criminals. California dreaming is now California nightmare.
Apocalypse Now
It’s all a matter of perspective. After everybody leaves I’ll still be here, enjoying the solitude! The criminals won’t have anyone to prey upon so they’ll eventually leave, too. There will be plenty of H2O once everyone leaves. California Dream’n will become a reality once more.
Just put the fire out save the blame game for later. So tired of folks pointing fingers and not doing anything.
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