Overview
- A fast-moving brush fire called the Lemon Fire is active near the 14 Freeway and Pearblossom Highway and is estimated at roughly 60 acres.
- Incident Command says the flames are burning east under 10–15 mph winds and warned the fire could expand to about 200 acres within 30 minutes if conditions hold.
- Firefighters have assigned multiple ground crews and air resources and requested closure of Angeles Forest Highway at Carson Mesa Road to protect access for emergency vehicles.
- Authorities report 3 to 4 structures are directly threatened and sheriff deputies have called for additional units to support on-the-ground protection.
- Unauthorized drones over the fire zone have prompted sheriff's deputies and CHP to respond because drones can force helicopters and air tankers to land and halt aerial drops.