Cause for optimism?

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Scott Dennis, director of visitor and volunteer services for the Catalina Island Conservancy, said the aircraft appeared to be having an effect.

‘The fire crested the ridgeline about 20 minutes ago and was coming down the hill,’ Dennis said. But he said with aircraft making regular drops of fire retardant, flames that had been perhaps 40 or 50 feet high had dropped significantly, to around 10 or 15 feet, he said.

‘It looks like the fire on the ridge has really slowed dramatically now. I’m seeing small flames now, not the big leaping flames. It’s really good to see that they’re abating quite a bit.’

-Rebecca Trounson