Posted on 10/21/2007 9:48:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area.
A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.
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Thanks, there is this fire map to check out.
http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/newsreleases/10222007EvacFire2230.pdf
I pray it is wrong. I think my friends house is slightly into the red zone near gird road, but closer in toward the red fire zone.
Where’d you find that, where’s more info, my brother is in Spring Valley. Argh.
Prayers extended for your friends, A CA Guy.
That’s a great updated fire map for San Diego. Thank you!
Oh dear, how reliable has that blog been? I have to check a map and see exactly where the evacuation is.
Follow the link. It's a blog being posted by staff at the San Diego Union Tribune. Readers can also comment. I'm not sure what the original source is for their alerts.
The blog has been accurate--but I can't speak for the comment posted by the reader.
FYI: Somebody just posted on that blog:
“AM 600 KOGO or www.kogo.com has live coverage.”
Thanks calcowgirl. That looks like good information. If the fire is even that close, then my brother should evacuate because of what the area is like where he lives.
This is not good.
Thanks again, calcowgirl. For all I know my brother and his family have already been evacuated. I tried to phone him yesterday afternoon and his phone line rang without the voice mail picking up. I left a message on his cellphone and I’m thinking they’re already out of there. Hopefully.
One of the Posters mentioned an area which is pretty close to where my brother lives.
Do you know what they’re calling this fire?
I just linked onto the KPBS link and am listening.
They’ve been doing a fabulous jobs with the evacuations. If they were in danger, I think they would have been advised. They’ve had evacuations of more than 300,000 folks (I even read 350,000). They are using “Reverse 911” calls. Pretty cool!
They’re losing lots of homes, but not residents (if that is any consolation).
From CAL Fire (via KPBS). I couldn’t catch it all, but this was the latest status just reported:
• Harris Fire: 22,000 acres burned. 5% contained. 500 homes lost.
• McCoy Fire: 300 acres burned. 50% contained.
• Rice Fire (Fallbrook): 1500 acres burned, 50 homes lost, 30 damaged. All of Fallbrook - evacuated.
• Witch Fire: 145,000 acres burned. 100% UNcontained. 500 homes, 100 commercial structures, 50 outbuildings lost. 250 buildings damaged.
10-23-07, 1:57 a.m. CHP says there is a fire at 3-mile marker of Wildcat Canyon Road . They are describing the fire as 300 yards wide and the “whole side of mountain.” Units on scene right now. Also, there are reports of fire coming down the mountain into San Miguel area. Flare-ups at the following locations:
Honey Springs and Deerhorn Valley, Dulzura,
Aqua Tivia and fire crews are evacuating Point Parkway Map 1291, F2
10-22-07, 8:36 p.m. WITCH FIRE: The latest update from CALFIRE reports the fire is now 145,000 acres and zero percent contained. The cause is under investigation.
600 structures have been destroyed (500 residences, 50 outbuildings, 100 commercial properties)
300 structures have been damaged (250 residences, 75 commercial properties and 50 outbuildings)
Seven injuries to firefighters; one civilian injury
The fire is threatening the communities of San Diego , Poway, Ramona, Escondido , Lakeside, Valley Center , San Marcos , Rancho Santa Fe. Currently, about 625 firefighters are battling the blaze using 89 engines, nine fire crews, ten dozers and two water tenders.
HARRIS FIRE:
The Harris Fire has now burned 22,000 acres and is five percent contained. Some civilians have chosen not to evacuate and have created rescue problems as the fire impacts their community.
Five firefighters injured; one civilian fatality, six civilians injured
The cost to date to fight this fire is $1,300,000
The fire is threatening the communities of Potrero, Barrett Junction, Barrett Lake area, Engineer Springs, Dulzura, Deerhorn Valley , Lawson Valley , Jamul, Lyons Valley area and Otay Mountain , and extreme fire conditions are making conditions difficult. No additional updates on the other fires are available at this time.
10-22-07 5:02 p.m. CAL FIRE update: The Harris Fire is well over 20,000 acres. Mapping and accuracy of acres is difficult due to rapid rate of fire spread. There is 0% containment and the fire’s spread is moving westerly towards Otay Lake. Firefighters are focusing all efforts on protection of life, property, and firefighter safety. SDGE’s Southwest major transmission line remains shut down.
The Witch Fire is 12,000 acres. There is a mandatory evacuation in Scripps Ranch. Fifty homes destroyed in Poway, 70 homes destroyed in Escondido, 6 homes destroyed in Rancho Santa Fe, an unknown number of structures destroyed in Rancho Bernardo. The fire is spreading in a west and south direction. The fire has crossed I-15 at Lake Hodges heading southwest to the communities of Carmel Mountain Ranch, Mira Mesa, and 4-S Ranch and south toward Peutz Valley, Harbison Canyon, the western part of Alpine. The head of the fire is burning in the same path as the Cedar Fire in 2003.
ALL Airtankers and helicopters are currently flying including the DC-10 supertanker from CAL FIRE. Citizens along the fire’s edge are requested to stay away from any area that has helicopters or airtankers dropping retardant or water. These aircraft are trying to protect structures and have to be very cautious when civilians are on the ground nearby.
Damage Assessment Teams have been ordered. We should get better numbers on number of homes damaged or destroyed once they are deployed.
Thanks. I’m watching the Witch Fire because my mom is under “evacuation advisory”. I found on one of the KPBS linked maps at Google that Carlsbad, south of Palomar Airport” is on evacualtion alert. I think that means that it could turn to “mandatory” at any time. I still haven’t found a single good source for alerts. The State website isn’t up do date and the county website hasn’t been updated since 5PM.
Here’s a pic of San Miguel mountain “ablaze”
http://bp2.blogger.com/_i32Yk99dnAs/Rx266bCW05I/AAAAAAAAAYk/5wKbe8tisRg/s1600-h/DSC_8067.JPG
WHOAH!
I’ve been trying to find Dictionary Hill and Wildcat Canyon in relation to this.
Fire on Mt. San Miguel is reported to be moving West. (from KPBS caller)
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From San Diego County Emergency Homepage:
10-23-07, 2:45 a.m. Reverse 911 calls are being sent out at the request of Lakeside Fire for all of Wildcat Canyon and Muth Valley south to Willow Road. Evacuations mandatory and there are 3,780 calls being sent out. Evacuees are being directed to Santana High School.
http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/
News from Oceanside. There is a fire at Sandia Creek.
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Incident: 0063 Type: Location: info as of: 10/23/2007 2:57:50 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2:40AM R108 BACKING VEHS BACK DOWN TO MISSION TO WB SR76 AND THRU CAMP PEND TO I5 FRM THIS AREA, WILL CK IN EVERY 30 MINS TO ADVISE STATUS (AT 0210HRS)
2:39AM R108 ADV AT THE TOP OF HTE HILL, HAVE HARD CLOSURE SET UP, NOT IN A GOOD AREA/NO VISIBILITY HERE/BUT NEG ON ANOTHER UNIT NEEDED
2:34AM S3: HAVE 115-R104 CLEAR CLOSURE AND 1019 TWI AREA, NR R104
1:38AM RE: LINE 16, R108 ENRT NOW FRM 76 JWO MISSION RD
1:35AM R108 PROVIDING BREAKS STARTING TWDS R112
1:33AM 115-R11: MOVED WEST CLOSURE FURTHER WEST TO MISSION RD AT SUNNY HTS
1:32AM THERE IS A FIRE AT SANDIA CREEK PER CDF, SO EVACUEES COMING THRU FIRE ZONE
1:31AM S3 CPZ ADV HAVE R108 REPSOND TO SAN DE LUZ AREA TO CLOSE RD FRM NORTH END OF FALLBROOK— THIS IS THE RD THAT CONNECTS TO TEMECULA SIDE, R108 CPZ
1:27AM RSO ON LL ADV PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED OO FALLBROOK ARE GOING THE BACK WAY UP DE LUZ RD TO RIVERSIDE CNTY WHICH PUTS THEM OUT AT SANDIA CREEK (TBM RV 997 F7)
1:24AM CT 700: ALL SB ON RAMPS FROM 76 GOING SOUTH IS OPEN
1:23AM PER CT 700: FOLLOWING ONR TO NB 15 OPEN- EL NORTE, COUNTRY CLUB, DEERSPRINGS, GOPHER CANYON- VEHS ALLOWED NB BUT FORCED TO EXIT OLD 395, THEN TO SB 15
1:22AM CT 700: EB 78 TO NB 15 AND WB 78 TO NB 15 OPEN
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
Start here (google maps - Wildcat Cyn Rd), then pan out and scroll down and left
10-23-07 3:04 a.m. The Sheriff’s Dept. is reporting that in Fallbrook the fire is moving east towards De Luz Rd. and fire crews continue to evacuate homes ahead of the fire
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