Jesusita Fire, Gallery #3
May 6th, 2009
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Mission Canyon resident Michael Holland snaps a picture of a small flare up at dawn View photo »
Red Cross Shelter volunteers Janet Napier (left) and Harley Hahn chat in wee hours of a slow night at the Dos Pueblos High School Gym. Out of all the evacuated ares only 10 people came in seeking shelter. View photo »
A view of the Jesusita Fire from Cheltenham Road as police patrol the evacuated Mission Canyon neighborhood pre-dawn Wednesday morning View photo »
WInds briefly picked up bringing some hot spots to life early Wednesday morning View photo »
A likely evacuated, private residence on Tunnel Rd. steers fire fighters to a source of water View photo »
Air tankers resumed dropping water Wednesday morning at about 8 a.m. with a turnaround time to fill-up/fuel in Porterville, CA of approximately one hour View photo »
Air tankers making water drops on the Jesusita Fire early Wednesday morning View photo »
A woman in a blue pick-up truck tries to keep the media trucks from getting onto private property. View photo »
Crew command, Jesusita Fire. View photo »
Helicopter drops water along Jesusita Trail where the fire started just before 2PM. View photo »
Though fire is less than a half acre in size, winds quickly push it east. View photo »
Engine crews watch helplessly as fire begins to spread rapidly towards Inspiration Point. View photo »
Retardant is dropped on top edge of fire to keep it from spreading upward. Many wonder why more resources aren't available for air attack. View photo »
Fire reaches Inspiration Point at about 4pm. View photo »
From Spyglass Ridge the flames have moved down into Mission Canyon and are threatening to move towards this location as well. View photo »
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