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\"We had a lot of trouble finding a place to stay last night, because of so many people being evacuated at the same time,\" Ket Sengchan told ABC News about evacuating with her young daughter. \"Me and the baby kinda stayed in the car last night. I should be at home. I shouldn't have to be running the streets looking for somewhere to sleep.\"
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Nearly 2,600 homes were affected by the evacuation orders, fire officials said, adding they do not have a time frame for repopulating evacuated areas, according to ABC News Los Angeles station KABC.
#AppleFire Update
— San Bernardino National Forest (@SanBernardinoNF) August 3, 2020
The fire is now 26,450 acres and remains at 5% containment.
The fire continues to move north and east and there were multiple spot fires overnight on north side.
We remain in unified command w/ @CALFIRERRU, @RSO, @SBCOUNTYFIRE, @sbcountysheriff, @CHP_HQ. pic.twitter.com/czzbft1ZLO
People at the evacuation center are subject to COVID-19 testing before entering, according to fire department spokesperson Fernando Herrera.
The American Red Cross was also assisting evacuees by temporarily housing them in hotels.
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California Office of Emergency Services said FEMA approved a request from the Cal OES director and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday for a Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Apple Fire. Officials said the approval \"will ensure the availability of vital resources\" for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
More than 2,200 firefighters were deployed to battle the flames both in the air and on the ground and crews dropped 19,000 gallons of flame retardant from helicopters on Saturday to help create containment lines and protect personnel on the ground, KABC reported. The northern and eastern edges of the fire are in steep, rugged hillsides not accessible to firefighting vehicles, officials said.
Elevated to brief critical fire weather conditions today across interior sections of SW Calif due to hot temperatures, very low humidities, and locally gusty winds. Potential for vertical plume development with fires. #LAWeather #cawx #Socal #LAheat pic.twitter.com/TRAy8ljuDx
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) August 3, 2020
The National Weather Service said that the Southwest part of California has been elevated to critical fire weather conditions \"due to hot temperatures, very low humidities, and locally gusty winds.\"
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