Firefighters Make Progress on Airport Fire in Orange, Riverside Counties

Firefighters from the Riverside County Fire Department put out a hot spot from the Airport fire in El Cariso Village near Lake Elsinore, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2024. Zoë Meyers/AFP via Getty Images

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif.—Firefighters are making progress battling the massive Airport Fire Sunday in Orange and Riverside counties, where 23,519 acres (36.7 square miles) have been charred with containment now at 19 percent.

“The weather has been great with cooler temperatures, the marine layer and the higher, relative humidity,” Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi told City News Service on Saturday.