Officials give update on devastating wildfires in Southern California

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:01:29 Category: News & Politics

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is that okay on the airport fire the change in weather overnight slowed the fire's growth and empowered the ground and Air Forces to significantly improve fire lines including ones that will protect the communities in the event of any wind changes the acreage now stands at 22376 Acres meaning we held the fire to Min minimal perimeter growth last night through today and our firefighters are are working around the clock to not only uphold that Trend but hopefully begin containment in the next few days there have been two civilian injuries reported a medical issue and a burn patient and we do not have updates on the status of those two civilians at this time a total of 10 firefighters have received minor injuries again with the change in weather and our ongoing work we expect to see progress in achieving those objectives in the coming days moving forward one of our main priorities is to the East and to with our partners with Riverside County we have significant fire history in that area some of you might remember the Decker fire of 1959 during which six firefighters lost their lives the memorial for that fire is in the fire's path today reminding all of us to be vigilant particularly during the Elenor effect

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