Firefighters douse flames that briefly threatened homes in Redlands

A brush fire briefly threatened homes in Redlands, but was quickly extinguished Monday, May 11.

A plane drops flame retardant onto a fire burning in the area of Camelot Drive, near homes along Wabash Avenue, in Redlands on Monday, May 11. (Photo by Tod Sudmeier, courtesy of the Redlands Fire Department)
Firefighters in Redlands spray water at flames burning in the area of Camelot Drive, near homes along Wabash Avenue, Monday, May 11. (Photo by Tod Sudmeier, courtesy of the Redlands Fire Department)
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Flames scorched vegetation in the area of Camelot Drive, near homes along Wabash Avenue, Redlands Fire Department officials said on social media. The fire was reported at about 4 p.m. It burned about nine acres before firefighters from the Redlands, Loma Linda and San Bernardino County Fire Departments, as well as CalFire, managed to contain it.

Crews on the ground doused the blaze with water while aircraft dropped payloads of bright red flame retardant from above. It took them about an hour to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters remained in the area well into Monday evening to monitor for hot spots. The cause of the fire was under investigation Tuesday.