As the Cranston Fire rages for a second day in the Southern California mountains, Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency.
In the declaration, Brown ordered California’s Office of Emergency Services to provide government assistance to Riverside County, according to ABC 7. There has also been a suspension of the customary one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance benefits for those unemployed as a result of the Cranston Fire.
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The fire has consumed more than 4,700 acres as of Thursday morning and has forced the evacuation of 3,200 people from 2,100 homes in Idyllwild, Lake Hemet, Mountain Center, and surrounding communities.
Wednesday afternoon, police arrested 32-year-old Brandon N. McGlover of Temecula on five counts for allegedly igniting several fires in Riverside County.
A second fire, dubbed The Ribbon Fire, broke out on Thursday near Pinyon Pines – which is close to the Cranston fire.
New fire erupts near #CranstonFire The plume of black smoke you see is the #RibbonFire burning off HWY 74 near the Pinyon Pines Community pic.twitter.com/8PE0JpclKO
— Stephanie Marroquin (@producerstephh) July 26, 2018
As of 12 pm, the Ribbon fire had consumed 15 acres.