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The Line Fire burned actively in the Santa Ana river drainage and produced most of the smoke yesterday.  Firefighters are directing the fire down to the Santa Ana river.  Burning material is rolling downhill to the drainage and burning back upslope to the black area.  Crews and aircraft are focused on this area.

The second area with active fire is the Bear and Siberia creek drainages.  Crews have been able to put in line in a critical portion of this area.  This area has been a challenge due to the extremely steep terrain.  A heli-spot is being built which will allow firefighters to be inserted to build line and access the fire when possible.

The above-average temperatures in the fire area will drop 1 to 3 degrees compared to yesterday but still remain above average.  Humidity continues to decrease.  The weather in the fire area will continue to become warmer and drier, however no significant wind events are expected into the middle of next week.

To monitor smoke impacts on air quality, please check https://fire.airnow.gov/