"We're actively engaged there, and so far, no loss to any values at risk at Mt. Wilson," Fregulia said. "We're feeling good about what we have to do up there tonight to keep that site secure."
He said the fire had also spread close to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but he said that's a priority and crews were "making good progress there as well."
The Eaton Fire has burned 13,690 acres and roughly 5,000 structures in Altadena and Pasadena. Additional evacuation orders were mandated Thursday afternoon when flames climbed toward Mount Wilson.
However, the higher up the firefight goes in the mountains the greater challenge with winds, he said. "We get the aircraft up and we get them flying, and then it's just too dangerous for the pilots and they have to come back down."
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