Firefighters seek refuge in survival tents

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

Lake Forest:

Several firefighters escaped major injuries this afternoon after being forced to deploy fire-retardant survival tents along Santiago Canyon Road after they were overtaken by the flames.

A branch of the Santiago Fire roared up a hillside near Silverado Canyon, forcing four or five firefighters to take cover as the blaze burned over them, authorities said. The firefighters had only minor, if any, injuries, according to preliminary reports.

A year ago, flames from the Esperanza Fire raced up a mountainside and killed five firefighters near Twin Pines.