Wind and Red Flag Weather Drive Fires in Southern California Ahead of Holidays

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IRVINE CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: A firefighting helicopter drops water over the Bond Fire burning in the Silverado Canyon area of Orange County on December 3, 2020 near Irvine, California. The 4,000-acre wildfire broke out along with a number of other fires in Southern California amid gusty Santa Ana winds in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Noah Berger/AP
Bruce McDougal watches embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns through the Silverado community in Orange County, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020.
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SILVERADO, CA – DECEMBER 03: Firefighters turn to shield themselves from the ember wash as they battle the Bond Fire, started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation, along Silverado Canyon Road on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Silverado, CA. Dangerous fire weather conditions are in effect across wide swaths of Southern California as dry, gusty Santa Ana winds are expected from the northeast. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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SILVERADO CANYON, CA – DECEMBER 03: Thrill seekers pull off to the side of Santiago Canyon Road to take cell phone video of the Bond Fire, driven by high winds, near Silverado Canyon on Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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SILVERADO, CA – DECEMBER 03: The Bond Fire, started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Silverado, CA. Dangerous fire weather conditions are in effect across wide swaths of Southern California as dry, gusty Santa Ana winds are expected from the northeast. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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SILVERADO, CA – DECEMBER 03: The Bond Fire, started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Silverado, CA. Dangerous fire weather conditions are in effect across wide swaths of Southern California as dry, gusty Santa Ana winds are expected from the northeast. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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SILVERADO CANYON, CA – DECEMBER 03: Cars head north to escape the Bond Fire as it crosses Santiago Canyon Road near Silverado Canyon on Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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SILVERADO CANYON, CA – DECEMBER 03: The Bond Fire driven by high winds burns just off Santiago Canyon Road near Silverado Canyon on Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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Tony Shin
The Crestmore Fire began in mulch and wood pallets Dec. 3, 2020 in San Bernardino County.
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NBCLA
A fire that erupted on the north side of Corona
Municipal Airport had burned 105 acres and was 0% contained on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.
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OnScene.TV
The Cerritos Fire has charred 200 acres in the unincorporated Nuevo area of Riverside County near Hemet.
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