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Airport Fire Incident Update 09-19-2024
Publication Type: News - 09/19/2024 - 10:02
Location: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Personnel: 2052
Start date: 09/09/24 1:00 p.m.
Cause: Human
Size: 23,519
Percent contained: 41%
For a printable version of today's complete update for the Airport Fire, please see the related link below.
Fire managers describe progress on the Airport Fire as “very successful” yesterday and last night. Firefighters will continue to build on that success as numerous crews surround the perimeter connecting fire line, seeking out hot spots, removing unneeded equipment and start focusing on suppression repair of contingency lines.
Night crews extinguished several hot spots in the Modjeska and Santiago Peak areas where brush and duff continue to hold heat. Along the northeast line from Santiago Creek to the Modjeska Peak, crews will hold and improve lines today. Hot shot crews have now been able to reach remote, previously inaccessible areas along the southern fire line near Sugarloaf Mountain to reinforce the fire perimeter in that area. Repopulated areas near El Cariso, Decker Canyon and Long Canyon remain a primary focus. In an effort to ensure hot spots, snags and fire lines are secure, crews are walking grid lines through the fire area. During morning briefing, firefighters were told to “treat it as if it were your own backyard.”
Please note: A temporary flight restriction (TFR) is in effect over the incident and the immediate area. Drones or other non-incident related aircraft are not permitted to operate in the area while the TFR is in effect. Flying a drone near a wildfire is dangerous and can cost lives. When unauthorized drones fly near wildfires, fire response agencies have to ground their aircraft to avoid the potential for midair collisions. Delaying airborne response poses a threat to firefighters on the ground, residents and property in nearby communities. Anyone who violates a TFR zone can be arrested and/or fined.
