400-acre brush fire erupts in SoCal forest; no structures immediately threatened

March 3, 2022

CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — A 400-acre vegetation fire erupted Wednesday morning in the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California, generating a massive column of smoke that was visible from Orange and Riverside counties.

No structures were immediately threatened by the so-called Jim Fire, according to the Orange County Fire Authority, which was assisting in the firefight along with Cal Fire.

Read more on this story at NBC Los Angeles

Ryan Mason

Ryan is an accomplished writer and aerial photographer that has worked in the aviation industry for over a decade before co-founding AerialFire Magazine. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Ryan is a former police officer that focuses his writing and photography efforts on para-public operations and agricultural aviation.

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