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.
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.