SAN CLEMENTE HILLS ON FIRE! Air Tankers and 400 Firefighters Battle the Norte Fire

SAN CLEMENTE HILLS ON FIRE! Air Tankers and 400 Firefighters Battle the Norte Fire Firefighters in Orange County, California, are battling the Norte Fire in the hills above San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, where about 400 firefighters were on scene on Friday, October 16, with 400 more on the way, while air tankers laid retardant behind homes and helicopters dropped water on the flame line. Santa Ana winds drove the fire under a high wind warning until noon Saturday, with a heat advisory and an air quality alert on the coast, and California secured a FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant. At the latest official update, late on Friday night, the fire had burned 570 acres with 0% containment; two firefighters were hurt and the cause is under investigation. In this video, we examine the fight for the hills above San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, the helicopters and air tankers attacking the flame line, the red retardant dropped behind homes, the 400 firefighters on scene and 400 more on the way, crews defending houses one by one, the flames racing up the ridges near the 5 Freeway, the embers carried by the Santa Ana winds, the heat and dry air the crews worked in, the water tank placed on a ridge for the helicopters, the high wind warning and the forecast gusts, the heat advisory and air quality alert, the federal fire grant, the two injured firefighters, where the fire stood at the latest update, the investigation into the cause and the cooler, showery weather in the forecast. EWN (Extreme Weather Network) covers floods, hurricanes and other extreme weather around the world as it develops, with real footage and verified facts from official sources and trusted news outlets. CHAPTERS 0:00 Air Tankers and crews battle the Norte Fire 3:13 Santa Ana winds whip flames across the trail 6:22 Helicopters refill and head back to the flames 9:11 Smoke swallows homes on the ridge 12:29 Flames on the ridges and homes in the smoke 15:25 Keep a go bag ready and follow orders