Overview
- The Trinity fire, which started Friday in Phelan, has scorched about 19 acres and is now reported 80% contained.
- Cal Fire and local departments from San Bernardino County, Victorville, and Apple Valley mounted a joint attack and are focused on mop-up and hot-spot patrol.
- After crews doused a line of flames, a spinning column of hot ash and embers formed, was captured on fire district video, and then fell apart without starting new fires.
- Officials reported no damage to homes, though they said an unknown number of Joshua trees were harmed in the desert habitat.
- An ash devil forms when intense heat lifts air that then spins in shifting winds, which can loft embers in many directions and complicate work for firefighters even after the main front is out.