LOS ANGELES – More families could be in harm’s way, as officials are warning a “particularly dangerous situation” could play out in the Davis Fire in Nevada, while multiple wildfires continue to rage across the West, forcing evacuations and burning down homes.

There are 67 active wildfires are burning across the United States, including nine in California and two in Nevada, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. In Southern California, three people, including an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant, were rescued after being stuck in a remote area about five miles west of Mount Baldy, unable to access the road because of the fire conditions, Sheriff Robert Luna said.

A sheriff’s helicopter was able to rescue the trio, who were trapped “after trying to save a cabin from the blaze,” the department’s San Dimas Mountain Rescue team said in an Instagram post. “While the cabin was lost, the skill and determination of the crew, combined with a brief break in the smoke, ensured a flawless rescue,” the post detailed.

Back in Nevada, a red flag warning is in effect Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the Sierra Front, Western Nevada and Eastern Sierra, the National Weather Service in Reno said on X. “This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Gusty winds & dry conditions will lead to very rapid fire growth,” the National Weather Service in Reno wrote, making a rare danger designation for the organization. The Davis Fire has burned over 5,800 acres, or about nine square miles, in Washoe County, according to a US Forest Service update.

Washoe County warned the Davis Fire is expected to “move significantly” Wednesday. “If you receive the notice to evacuate, don’t wait. The best scenario is that the fire models are wrong, but we want to be prepared,” the county said on X. (CNN)