On 8/7/18 and 8/8/18 emergency dispatch centers for multiple agencies receive numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting fires. Cause were immediately cancelled when crews went on scene as there was no fire.
Additionally additionally an off the mountain Facebook group mistakenly identified the Horsethief Canyon evacuations happening near Lake Elsinore as happening in the Horsethief Canyon near Silverwood Lake.
These two factors along with heavy drift smoke in the sky caused concern and confusion across the mountain. Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department put out a Facebook post advising the public of the heavy drift smoke early in the day.
Drift smoke from Holy Fire which is burning it over 4000 Acres was extremely heavy and visible across the entire Mountain throughout the entire day.