By Sunday morning it had destroyed at least 10 structures and turned almost 7 square miles into ashes. The remote community of Alpine within the Cleveland National Forest had to be evacuated.

At least two of the lost structures were homes. And as of Monday the fire is still not entirely contained.

Yucaipa- “Cal Fire”

In Southern California, crews scrambled to put out several fires that had just started. The largest was a fire in the foothills of Yucaipa. The “Cal Fire” raged just East of Los Angeles and prompted evacuation orders for portions of the city. Yucaipa has a population of 54,000. An evacuation order was also given to several nearby mountain communities.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, said the fire scorched at least 4.2 square miles of brush and trees.

The blaze was 5% contained as of Sunday morning.

Sierra National Forest rescues- “Creek Fire”

AP reports that on Saturday, September 5th there were over 200 rescues in California’s Sierra National Forest.