California Springs fire eases due to damper air 5 May 2013 Last updated at 03:47 A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in southern California is being contained because of cool air blowing in from the Pacific, firefighters say. They say hot, dry winds have now been replaced by the normal flow of damper air, reducing fire activity. "The fire isn't really running and gunning," said Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Tom Kruschke. Thousands of firefighters have been battling the blaze in the Santa Monica Mountains north-west of Los Angeles. The fire was 56% per cent surrounded on Saturday, officials said. After breaking out on Thursday, the fire quickly swept through the Camarillo Springs area on Friday and early on Saturday. But later on Saturday humidity levels rose. Despite the favourable conditions, evacuation orders remained in place for residences in several areas.