The fire burning in the Antelope Valley community of Llano, prompting evacuation orders and warnings, remained 8% contained Sunday and has burned at least 2,690 acres, authorities said.
As of Sunday morning, the Summit Fire had damaged one residence and destroyed one minor structure, officials said. No injuries have been reported.
Local temperatures were expected to be in the mid-90s to 100 Sunday, but were expected to drop to the lower 90s by Monday.
Significant wind shifts to the northwest and south Saturday left the potential for rapid fire growth with erratic fire behavior high, officials said.
The situation was expected to be the same Sunday.
“Interior pockets continued to actively burn and challenge containment lines,” the Angeles National Forest stated. “Despite this, hard work on the ground in combination with persistent air attacks limited perimeter growth along the fire’s edge.”
Officials also announced that drones were prohibited over the area while crews were actively working the fire.
“Crews on the ground and in the air will remain vigilant in their efforts to mitigate and contain this fire,” officials said.
The was reported at about 12:50 p.m. Friday near Jesus Canyon Road and East Avenue Z, near the Los Angeles-San Bernardino County line.
An evacuation order was issued for the area of East Avenue Z and Fort Tejon Road, while evacuation warnings were established in other nearby areas.
Those under evacuation orders were being directed to the Antelope Valley Family YMCA at 4300 110th St. West in Lancaster. Small pets were being sheltered at the Los Angeles County Animal Care Center-Palmdale, 38550 Sierra Highway.
At least 10 air tankers were dispatched to the help dump water on the fire, with incident commanders requesting additional aerial support late Friday afternoon. By 9 p.m., the LACFD reported that the fire had increased to 2,709 acres.
The fire burned into the Angeles National Forest and was advancing toward San Bernardino County.
The firefighting effort was being handled under the unified command of the LACFD, the U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino County Fire, Cal Fire, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.