Photos: Police Evacuating Homes in Banning, California, in Path of Fire
May 1, 2013
An air tanker drops fire retardant on a 1,500 acre brush fire Wednesday May 1, 2013 in Banning. LaFonzo Carter/Staff Photographer
Firefighters battle flames on a 1,500 acre brush fire Wednesday May 1, 2013 in Banning. LaFonzo Carter/Staff Photographer
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Joe Kiener of Banning waits to be interviewed after a brush fire burned his house on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2013. Cal Fire battled a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
A U.S Forest Service firefighter battle flames near a home on a 1,500 acre brush fire Wednesday May 1, 2013 in Banning. LaFonzo Carter/Staff Photographer
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire sets a back fire to battle against a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire sets a back fire to battle against a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire battles a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire battles a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire battles a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire battles a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire battles a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
Firefighters battle flames on a 1,500 acre brush fire Wednesday May 1, 2013 in Banning. LaFonzo Carter/Staff Photographer
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Joe Kiener of Banning looks at some of the destruction after a fire burned his house on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2013. Cal Fire battled a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Joe Kiener of Banning looks at some of the destruction after a fire burned his house on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2013. Cal Fire battled a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) The inside of Joe Kiener home in Banning after a fire burned his house on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2013. Cal Fire battled a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) The inside of Joe Kiener home in Banning after a fire burned his house on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2013. Cal Fire battled a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Carl Ortega of Banning wets the brush behind his home, after a fire burned his house on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2013. Cal Fire battled a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire sets a back fire to battle against a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire battles a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
(John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Cal Fire sets a back fire to battle against a brush fire that ignited about 12:38 p.m. today and has since grown to 1,700 acres, according to Cal Fire officials.
Fire crews work the Summit Fire along Sunset Avenue in Banning May 1, 2013. The fire has burned over 1700 acres and is only 30% contained. CAL Fire, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County, and Riverside City Fire Departments have responded to the blaze which caused evacuations. GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. ( BANNFIRE )
Fire crews work the Summit Fire along Sunset Avenue in Banning May 1, 2013. The fire has burned over 1700 acres and is only 30% contained. CAL Fire, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County, and Riverside City Fire Departments have responded to the blaze which caused evacuations. GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. ( BANNFIRE )
Fire crews work the Summit Fire along Sunset Avenue in Banning May 1, 2013. The fire has burned over 1700 acres and is only 30% contained. CAL Fire, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County, and Riverside City Fire Departments have responded to the blaze which caused evacuations. GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. ( BANNFIRE )
Fire crews work the Summit Fire along Sunset Avenue in Banning May 1, 2013. The fire has burned over 1700 acres and is only 30% contained. CAL Fire, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County, and Riverside City Fire Departments have responded to the blaze which caused evacuations. GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. ( BANNFIRE )
A view of the Summit Fire burning along Sunset Avenue in Banning May 1, 2013. The fire has burned over 1700 acres and is only 30% contained. CAL Fire, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County, and Riverside City Fire Departments have responded to the blaze which caused evacuations. GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. ( BANNFIRE )
A view of the Summit Fire burning along Sunset Avenue in Banning May 1, 2013. The fire has burned over 1700 acres and is only 30% contained. CAL Fire, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County, and Riverside City Fire Departments have responded to the blaze which caused evacuations. GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. ( BANNFIRE )