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Some Holy fire evacuations lifted for Lake Elsinore neighborhoods Saturday

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In a sign that firefighters have a firmer handle on the Holy fire near Lake Elsinore, residents of three areas who were forced to flee were allowed to return home Saturday morning, Aug. 11.

Evacuations for the neighborhoods of Horsethief Canyon, McVickers and Rice Canyon were lifted, said Thanh Nguyen, a spokesman for the incident commanders.

“We’re cautiously optimistic,” Nguyen said about 8 a.m. Saturday.

See also: Holy fire grows to 21,473 acres, now 29 percent contained, 3,000 structures near Lake Elsinore still threatened

  • Flames from the Holy Fire creep down a hillside above homes near Barnstable and Gisborne Streets in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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  • Firefighters stand on a ridge as they watch a fixed wing aircraft make a water drop near homes during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters stand on a ridge as they watch a fixed wing aircraft make a water drop near homes during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A firefighter slips as he pulls hose as he battles to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A firefighter pulls hose into heavy smoke as he battles to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle to keep flames away from homes at the top of Dreycott Way during the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A jet makes a drop on flames from above homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A Los Angeles County firefighter yells for more water pressure as he keep flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle flames from approaching homes at the top of Westlong Street in Lake Elsinore Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Flames make their way up a hillside along North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A burned out car is seen off of North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Phos-chek is dropped as flames make their way up a hillside along North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A burned out container is seen off of North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A burned out trailer is seen off of North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Flames make their way up a hillside along North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Phos-chek is dropped as flames make their way up a hillside along North Main Divide Road off Highway 74 as firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Firefighters attack a flare up along Highway 74 as they battle the Holy Fire for the fifth day in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore on Friday, August 10, 2018. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A tanker drops fire retardant on the Holy Fire in Trilogy in Temescal Valley on Thursday evening, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Paul A Walbrun)

  • Smoke from the Holy fire is creating unhealthy air throughout parts of Southern California. (Photo by Shannon Pinck)

  • The Holy Fire and the plume of smoke as viewed from Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday evening, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Nicole Belz)

  • The Holy Fire and the plume of smoke as viewed from Foothill Ranch looking toward Cleveland National Forest on Thursday evening, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Frank Armstrong)

  • Residents along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore load a truck as they evacuate as the Holy fire burns near their home on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Dalton Hot Shot fireman Joseph Darling is covered in dirt and soot after spending 16 hours on the mountainside removing flammable debris in Holy Jim Canyon on Wednesday, Aug 8. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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    The Holy fire burns in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8, 2018. Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG

  • Bobby Cruz washes fire retardant off his car after a plane made a drop behind his home on Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents watch the Holy fire line above Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighter stops to talk with residents on Spectra Drive in Lake Elsinore shortly before the neighborhood was evacuated as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents on Spectra Drive in Lake Elsinore pack their belongings as they are evacuated as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A man sits on his roof and watches the approaching fire along McVicker Canyon Park Road in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • OCFA Battalion Chief Shane Sherwood speaks during a press conference on the progress of the Holy fire in Cleveland National Forest at the Orange County Fire Authority headquarters in Irvine on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Sheriff’s deputies talk to Forrest Gordon Clark, a longtime Holy Jim Canyon resident, before his arrest this week. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Flames form the Holy fire leap behind Modjeska Peak with Santiago Peak to the right on Thursday, Aug. 9. Some viewers thought it looked like a volcano eruption! (Photo by Mark Girardeau)

  • Lake Elsinore Mayor Natasha Johnson, left, looks at the Holy fire as it burns near homes in Lake Elsinore as Nicole Dailey, assistant to the mayor, shoots video of the scene on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy fire burns near homes in Horsethief Canyon near Corona on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Flames burn behind homes as the Holy Jim Fire burns above Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Lake Elsinore Mayor Natasha Johnson, left, looks at a video with Nicole Dailey, assistant to the mayor, as the Holy fire burns near homes behind them in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Jessica Cooper, de 44 años, e Israel Chavez, de 26, ambos de Wildomar, ven cómo el Holy Jim Fire arde sobre el lago Elsinore el miércoles 8 de agosto de 2018. (Foto de Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register / SCNG)

  • Smoke and ash fill Holy Jim Canyon after Monday’s fire. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Holy Jim volunteer Fire Chief Mike Milligan is keeping an eye on the fire that is still burning.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents watch the Holy fire above Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents watch the Holy fire line above Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents look at the Holy Jim Fire from the shore of Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Having burned over 4000 acres in it’s third day, the Holy fire burns near homes in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The mid-afternoon sun is nearly blocked out along McVicker Canyon Park Road in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burns near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Home owner Russ Price is surrounded by smoke, ash, and smoldering homes in Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018. He doesn’t know how his structure survived. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy fire burns in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Jim Tucker and granddaughter Cinabella Calderon look south from the Horsethief Canyon Ranch neighborhood toward the Holy fire on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Richard K. De Atley, SCNG)

  • Sheriff’s deputies talk to Forrest Gordon Clark, a Holy Jim Canyon resident whose home was the only surviving structure in the area where he lives, faces arson charges. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • U.S. Forest Service Incident Commander Chris Fogle speaks during a press conference on the progress of the Holy Fire in Cleveland National Forest at the Orange County Fire Authority headquarters in Irvine on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A pedestrian looks at the Holy Jim Fire as it burns in the mountains behind Lake Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fire engines stand by as the Holy fire burns near homes in Horsethief Canyon near Corona on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Having burned over 4000 acres in it’s third day, the Holy fire burns near homes in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Flames from the Holy fire that started in Orange County burn the Cleveland National Forest above Lake Elsinore in Riverside County on Wednesday morning, Aug. 8, 2018. (Screen grab courtesy of ABC 7 television)

  • Riverside County Fire Department keeps watch over the night, as the Holy Jim Trailhead fire illuminates the night sky. (Photo courtesy Chris Rusanowsky)

  • Holy Jim volunteer firefighter Luke Senger stands next to a home destroyed by fire on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • People watch firefighting efforts on the Holy Fire in Corona on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. (Photo courtesy Chris Rusanowsky)

  • Holy Jim volunteer firefighter Luke Senger shows a map to John Colclough, of homes that were destroyed in Holy Jim Canyon on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. Colclough has lived in the canyon since the early 70s. “We lost a lot today, man. This is a huge, huge hit,” he said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A 747 Global Super Tanker 944 makes a retardant drop along a ridge during the Holy fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest near Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Firefighters are working in rugged terrain amid scorching temperatures that have prompted warnings about excessive heat and extreme fire danger for much of the region. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A Sheriff deputy walks up the road to a home that was spared Monday’s fire in Holy Jim Canyon. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • People watch firefighting efforts on the Holy Fire in Corona on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. (Photo courtesy Chris Rusanowsky)

  • A fire crew from San Bernardino arrives back in to Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018 after the winds shift. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighting helicopter kicks up dust from the parched mountain in Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Home owner Russ Price is surrounded by smoke, ash, and smoldering homes in Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018. He doesn’t know how his structure survived. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant Holy Fire burns in the Trabuco Canyon area on Monday, August 6, 2018. (Photo courtesy Patrick Smith)

  • The Holy Fire burns in the Trabuco Canyon area on Monday, August6, 2018. (Photo courtesy Patrick Smith)

  • The Holy Fire as seen from Ladera Ranch on Monday, August 6, 2018. (Photo Courtesy Richard J Eldridge)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • The scene turns monochromatic as fire rages in this Lake Elsinore, Calif. neighborhood along McVicker Canyon Park Dr. near Cascade Circle. The water tower in background turns golden Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Vincent Rivera of Riverside has watered down his brother’s Lake Elsinore, Calif. home for the last two days. Photographed on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Kristen Diaz of Lake Elsinore, Calif,. right, refuses to leave her home saying she and her husband have worked too hard to just leave and adds that her children are safe on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Only one person remains on Cascade Cir. at McVicker Canyon Park Dr. in Lake Elsinore. Former firefighter, Josh Kiefer, has his trailer packed to the brim and is ready to roll out if needed on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Spot fires flare up and die. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Visibility is low as the Holy fire continues to spread in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Firefighters prepare to make a fire break in Lake Elsinore, Calif. above a well-manicured neighborhood on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Flames move towards the lake of Lake Elsinore, Calif. as the Holy fire grows Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A Lake Elsinore, Calif. neighborhood has spot fires gaining momentum as of 2 pm. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Firefighters prepare to make a fire break in Lake Elsinore, Calif. above a well-manicured neighborhood on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Peter Sloan is packed up and ready to bolt if the fires in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Visibility is low as the Holy fire continues to spread in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant behind homes along McVicker Canyon Park Road in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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About an hour earlier, the Cleveland National Forest announced that the containment of the fire, which began Monday, had almost tripled from 10 percent Friday to 29 percent. The acreage had increased overnight from 19,107 to 21,473 acres.

“Relative humidity has increased, so that always slows the fire behavior down significantly, even though we have the (steep) terrain and the (dry) fuels,” Nguyen said.

The mop-up process is beginning in some areas.

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“When you hear that, it means we’re making some progress, Nguyen said.

The 1,511 firefighters on the blaze include those on 141 engines, 18 helicopters, 12 airplanes, 23 bulldozers, 12 water tenders and 34 hand crews.

Friday night, containment lines were strengthened on the northwest side of the fire in Coldwater Canyon, north of the North Main Divide Road. Firefighters work to strengthen lines east and southeast of the fire. A bulldozer line was constructed around El Cariso Village to keep fire from entering the community.

A damage-assessment team went into the field Friday, and the number of structures damaged remained at 12. Officials said five firefighters have been injured.