Updated 10:24 a.m. PDT Sept. 9, 2022
Thursday night firefighters assisted by night-flying helicopters were dealing with flare ups on the west and northwest side of the Fairview Fire. There was a report of structures burning near Mento Way.
Rain is in the forecast for the Fairview Fire, beginning Friday morning with showers followed by more steady rain in the afternoon and evening. The minimum relative humidity Friday will be 54 percent. East winds at 13 to 25 mph will increase to 26 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Thunderstorms are possible at any time with lightning, gusty erratic winds, and heavy rain. Strong winds are expected to decrease Saturday, with showers continuing.
Erratic fire behavior with extreme fire lengths and spotting on the #FairviewFire early yesterday evening. This was near Reed Valley Rd. pic.twitter.com/KIVmV1u3Qu
— SoCalFirePhoto (@SoCalFirePhoto) September 9, 2022
10:46 a.m. PDT September 8, 2022
The Fairview Fire southeast of Hemet, California was extremely active Wednesday night, exhibiting extreme fire behavior resulting in fire officials requesting an additional 25 engines. It pushed strongly to the south and to the east as it doubled in size in about six hours, growing to 19,377 acres. (see map above)
Evacuation areas have been expanded. More information.
When the fire was mapped Wednesday at 10:23 p.m. it had spread south across Red Mountain Road, Oak Glen Road, and Timber Trail. At that time it was about three miles northeast of the community of Sage and was still east of Sage Road.
The east side continued growing east across Bautista Road and when last mapped had reached Forest Road 5S15 about a mile from Highway 74.
Three large helicopters from the Quick Reaction Force worked the fire during the night, dropping retardant aided by their intelligence gathering helicopter.
The spot weather forecast issued Wednesday at 5:27 p.m. predicts for the fire area on Thursday 94 to 100 degrees, 21 percent relative humidity, and winds out of the west at 4 mph. There is a small chance for wetting rains Friday afternoon which will increase to about 40 percent by late Saturday morning.
The photos below were taken by Ryan Grothe September 7 at the Fairview Fire.
