Homes are believed to be out of danger but the North Etiwanda Preserve remains closed to the public as firefighters work to fully contain the Etiwanda Fire. On Thursday, May 1, 2014 , a no trespassing sign sits charred from the wildfire that swept through the area north of Rancho Cucamonga. -- STAN LIM/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Homes appear to be out of danger from the 2,190-acre Etiwanda Fire north of Rancho Cucamonga after crews had contained 86 percent of the fire Saturday, May 3.
By Saturday morning, firefighters had contained the southern portion of the wildfire, which had surrounded houses and represented 67 percent of the blaze.
Fire crews are in the final mop-up stages in that area and it is no longer considered a threat, though fire personnel were still putting out patches, such as smoldering stumps or burning tree limbs, said Glendale Fire Department Capt. Carlos Guerrero, spokesman for the incident management team.
â€śThere are still some hot spots in there,â€ť he said.
Throughout the day, firefighters continued battling the northern side of the blaze in the North Etiwanda Preserve and in the foothills in an effort to contain the remaining 33 percent, Guerrero added.
By 4:45 p.m., they had built fire lines around another 19 percent. The size of the fire has not grown since Friday.
San BernardinoCounty closed the preserve Thursday, May 1, after the fire broke out a day earlier in DayCanyon. The preserve will remain closed until further notice, at least as long as firefighters are battling flames, to protect the crews and public.
â€śWe still have fire crews going down the road and accessing the trails,â€ť Guerrero said.
A firefighter suffered a minor heat-related injury Friday, bringing the number of firefighter injuries to three, he added.
High winds had caused the fire to spread Wednesday, but a break in the wind Thursday allowed firefighters to make progress.
The blaze has been fought under a unified command overseen by the U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire, San Bernardino County Fire Department and the San Bernardino County Sheriffâ€™s Department. The command team is expected to turn control of firefighting efforts over to the San BernardinoNational Forest on Sunday, May 4.