One hundred to 150 firefighters are battling the blaze. Thursday morning aerial support was brought in for a short time, but was suspended due to no progress being made by the planes.
No homes are in immediate danger, but a total of 80 homes received voluntary evacuations. Eleven homes took authorities up on the evacuations.
The Ethan fire started Wednesday evening southwest of the Valley. The location of the fire is making it difficult for fire crews to get a handle on it. In fact, they had to wait until the sun came up Thursday morning to battle the flames.
The fire was active overnight, growing from 100 acres to at least 1,000. One major concern is the amount of dry tinder -- heavy salt cedar, which burns very hot -- that could feed the flames. Other challenges include the weather and limited resources.
The plan today was to bring in some heavy machinery to cut a fire line. Baseline Road is closed from 83rd Avenue to 91st Avenue because of the fire. It's not clear how long it will be closed. The fire has seemed to grow in size during the high heat of the midday today.
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