Interstate Wildfire Brought Under Control

A wildfire along Interstate 5 north of Vista Del Lago and south of Smokey Bear Road was brought under control in approximately one hour today as air craft pounded the flames with water. Numerous quick return trips by the super scoopers that are on contract from Quebec Canada made a big difference today halting the flames from going more than two acres. Additional aircraft including an Erickson Sky Crane also made precision drops to help ground troops gain control of the fire.

Firefighting units from the Angeles National Forest and Los Angeles County worked in cooperation to stop the advancing flames from going into the forest boundary. The cause is undetermined at this time. Units where working the blaze until full containmnet could be achieved around 8 pm tonight.

Cooler weather is expected until another heat wave returns next Friday. However gusty canyon winds are always associated with cold fronts coming through the high desert.