The firefight is endless here on the ground as the aircraft circle above dropping phos-chek and water.
Fire crews are still dealing with a myriad of factors while trying to contain this blaze.
23ABC's Bayan Wang is on the scene with the latest information.
DEALING WITH A MYRIAD OFFACTORS WHILE TRYING TO CONTAINTHIS BLAZE...(TAKE PKG)FLAMES WOULDN'T LET UP OVERNIGHT-- THE STAGECOACH FIRECONTINUING TO SCORCH DRYVEGETATION SOUTH OFHAVILAH..RIGHT NOW THEY ARE DEALING WITHA FIRE THAT IS CONTINUING TOPUSH AND HAVE ALOT OF VERY ACTIVE FIREBEHAVIOR.THE INFERNO DESTROYING TWO HOMESAND PROMPTINGEVACAUTION ORDERS FOR ABOUT 200RESIDENCES INVAROIUS AREAS INCULDING, EASTAND WEST OF CALIENTEBODFISH ROAD NEAR THE PIUTEMEADOWS AND NORTH OFWALKER BASIN ROAD."WE WERE GETTING READY TO GOSOME PLACE AND ALL OF SUDDEN THEFIRECOMES ROARING OVER THE HILL...IT WAS ALL GOOD UNTIL IT JUMPEDOVER THEROAD AND SHOT UP THAT WAY."THE GAME PLAN FOR CREWSCONSTANTLY ALTERED ASSUSTAINED WINDS AND PERIODICGUSTS CHANGE THE COURSE OFTHE BATTLE.AT ONE HEIGHT MIGHT BE BLOWINGONEDIRECTION..20 TO 40 FEET IN THEAIR..THEY'RE BLOWING ANOTHERDIRECTION...IT ONLY TAKES A PINE CONEROLLING OUT STARTING ANOTHERSPOT FIRE OR SOMEOF THOSE EMBERS TO BLOW THROUGHTHE AIR AND LAND IN THATRECEPTIVE FUEL BED."THAT FUEL BED..
A WHOLE OTHERISSUE -- THE STEEP ANDUNFAVORABLE TERRAIN MAKINGACCESS POINTS CHALLENGING FORCREWS... AS THE INFERNO HASSCORCHED PORTIONS OF THEWALKER BASIN... THE PASS LEVELSALONG CALIENTE BODFISH ROADAND THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE..."THIS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING THATYOU CAN JUST COME UP TO IT ANDREALLYQUICKLY SCRATCH A LINE AROUNDAND THE FIRES OUT AND YOU MOVEON."FREEBORN SAYS THE FIRE ISBLOWING IN A NORTHEASTDIRECTION AT THE MOMENT... EASTOF HAVILAH... BUT AS YOU HEARDTHOSE WINDS CAN CHANGE COURSEAND CREATE ANOTHER BLAZEVERY QUICKLY... BUT AS OF NOW..THE FIRE IS CURRENLTY ATACRES WITH CONTAINTMENT...JESSICASO BAYAN A LOT OF DIFFERENTFACTORS THERE... HOW ARE FIRESO BAYAN A LOT OF DIFFERENTFACTORS THERE... HOW ARE FIRECREWS DOING WITH RESOURCES TOBATTLE THE BLAZE?FACTORS THERE... HOW ARE FIRECREWS DOING WITH RESOURCESTO BATTLE THE BLAZE?WELL AT LAST REPORT... THEY HAVEABOUT 200 FIRE CREWSWORKING ON THIS RIGHT NOW...THAT INCLUDES ASSISTANCE FROMCAL FIRE ... THE BUREAU OF LANDMANAGEMENT... US FORESTRY...AND JUST A FEW HOURS AGO A TEAMFROM THE VENTURA COUNTYFIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP TOASSIST.THE BIG FACTOR IS THAT THISISN'T THE ONLY FIRE BURNING ININ THECENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OFCALIFORNIA... SO A LOT OFRESOURCES THAT WOULD BEALLOCATED FOR A FIRE OF THISSIZE... HAVE TO BE SPREAD OUTTHINLY.
BACK TO YOU.AND THERE ARE MULTIPLEEVACUATIONS IN PLACE AT THIS