Evacuation orders and warnings remained in place Tuesday for the 2,414-acre Wolf Fire south of Banning, which was 40% contained after crews made significant improvement. “Cooler temperatures and higher humidity (Monday) night allowed firefighters to secure the majority of Highway 243 and the southern part of the fire that was threatening our forest,

Cooler temperatures and humidity are helping firefighters fight the fire, which nearly doubled in size since Monday afternoon.