During the night, firefighters had difficulties due to “extreme fire behavior, terrain, and weather,” incident authorities said.
“They kept the fire from spreading to Elderberry Canyon, the Castaic Hydroelectric Power Plant and surrounding communities.” Cal Fire said that more workers were being stationed inside.
The unincorporated settlement of Castaic, and that firefighters are concentrating on containing the fire within its existing footprint on Thursday.
“Today firefighters expect extreme fire behavior and will aggressively fight the blaze day and night with support from aircraft,” the operations report said.
What is causing these flames to spread so rapidly? For an area that experiences frequent droughts, Southern California’s above-average rainfall totals during.
The last two rainy seasons would appear to be a blessing. In fact, they contributed to the circumstances that led to the outburst of fast-moving flames this year.
