Southern California Firefighters continued to battle several blazes that sparked on June 29, east of Los Angeles in the state’s Inland Empire, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) reported.
Wolf Fire
Cal Fire’s Riverside Unit reported on Monday morning that firefighters made good progress overnight on the Wolf Fire—the area’s largest blaze. Multiple aircraft were used to fight the fire, along with hundreds of firefighters on the ground.The fire was burning at a moderate rate at times in heavy brush. Four night-flying helicopters and hundreds of firefighters worked through the night to contain the flames, according to Cal Fire’s Sunday update.
