San Jacinto Wildfire Update: Pauline Road Fire Impact and Investigation

Fire Containment and Impact

• 🚒 Fire crews have made significant progress on the Pauline Road fire in San Jacinto County, with the situation looking much improved compared to 24 hours prior.
• 🏠 Officials confirm that the wildfire destroyed at least one home and one barn.
• 🏫 Students in Cleveland ISD will return to school as normal today, and evacuation orders have been lifted.

Investigation into Prescribed Burn

• ⚠️ The cause of the massive fire has been identified as an authorized prescribed burn.
• 🔍 The circumstances surrounding this prescribed burn are currently under investigation.
• ⚖️ Any potential criminal charges would be handled by the San Jacinto County DA's office.

Weather Conditions and Outlook

• 💨 While winds are picking up this afternoon, they are blowing south to north, which is helping to increase Gulf moisture and relative humidity.
• 🌡️ Peak wind gusts are expected to be around 20 miles per hour, and overall winds are calming down.
• ✅ Conditions are improving for firefighters, with an increase in relative humidity, which is good news for a high fire danger situation.
• ☀️ The weather forecast for the afternoon includes beautiful conditions with temperatures in the upper 70s.