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San Diego evacuation information from KFMB-TV in San Diego:

(10-27-2003) - UPDATED - 7:25 p.m. Authorities have begun allowing residents of the East County neighborhood of San Diego Country Estates, east of Ramona, to return to their homes. They will be re-entering via Old Julian Highway.

UPDATED - 5 p.m. The San Diego Sheriff's Department says residents are currently being evacuated from parts of Julian, Ramona, and the Rincon Indian Reservation.

Areas of Julian: Harrison Park, Pine Hills and North Peak

Other areas include:
Griffith Rd & Keys Rd. in Ramona
Rancho Jamul Estates
Johnson Lake & Rocoso - Eucalyptus Hills
Guejito and Lake Wohlford
Oakdale
Rincon Reservation
13900 block of Woods Valley Rd
The northeast area of Ramona

Only residents will be allowed into the recently opened streets in the Scripps Ranch area. The streets listed in the area South and East of Pomerado Road will remain closed and residents will not be allowed back until deemed safe by the San Diego Fire Department.

Remaining closed indefinitely for safety reasons is the area South and East of Pomerado Road, Avenida Magnifica, Scripps Trails, Oakbend Drive, Elderwood Road and South of Spring Canyon Road.

UPDATED - 3:26 p.m.The San Diego Fire Department says residents evacuated from
Tierrasanta and San Carlos may return to their homes, according to police. Only those with proof of residency will be allowed into the areas.

UPDATED – 11:53 a.m. The sheriff's department has begun mandatory evacuations in the area of Paradise Mountain and Hellhole Canyon in the Valley Center Area.

Authorities advise residents in these neighborhoods not to wait for a sheriff's unit to make an announcement, please leave the area immediately.

The evacuation center for valley center is St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 450 S Stagecoach Lane in Fallbrook.

UPDATED - 11:41 a.m.

The Escondido Fire Department has ordered it necessary to evacuate of the following streets that surround the Eagle Crest Golf Club (area on the south east portion of the City of Escondido accessed by Cloverdale Rd):

Holly Oak Pl, Rosewood Lane
Mesa Oak Pl, Wild Oak Lane
Ranch View Place

The emergency shelter for this incident is the Escondido High School (1500 block of N. Broadway) and the phone number is 760-291-4034.

Officers from EPD are responding to the above areas and advising residents to leave.

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As posted by Freeper wildbirdhunter:

"I’m in El Cajon just off the 67 just heard sirens run by on the 67 heading north up to the fire in Lakeside/Poway area. Otay 17% contained just on KUSI ch9 San Diego was showing pick off CFD setting back fires. Fresh flare up a T.T. by Otay."

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Scanner reports from other thread (courtesy of spectr17, thank you for listening to the scanners!!):

City Creek bridge cleared of down power lines

downed tree still blocking hwy 18, Caltrans, SB Co.. roads being called

FF calling for strike team to protect Happy Jack complex. Not sure where that is.

Stuck FF finally dug out and heading down hill.

Strike teams being staged at Glen Helen, some heading to Lytle creek if OPs approves

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Another update from Freeper wildbirdhunter:

"Look like 530 plus homes lost in SD County with more then 206,664 burned in SD
Just in back fires being started in Lakeside that most have been the sirens from about 10 min ago
Some bad new is at leased 5 fire fighter hero have lost homes in SD and may be more."

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Latest Fire Reports:

No. Time Type Location Area

1122 9:18PM Structure or Grass Fire KEARNY VILLA RD AT WB SR52 Border Comm Center

2816 9:14PM Report of Fire PORT CHICAGO HWY AT SKIPPER RD Contra Costa

1804 9:12PM Traffic Collision - Ambulance Responding 14630 VALLEY BLVD Rancho Cucamonga

1800 9:10PM Collision - Ambulance - Blocking Lane SB I5 JNO MOKELUMNE RIVER South Sacramento

0772 9:02PM Vehicle Fire ROAD 26 AT AVENUE 24 Madera

1104 9:00PM Structure or Grass Fire SAN VICENTE RD JWO WILDCAT CANYON RD El Cajon

1103 8:59PM Media Information CHP ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FIRE Border Comm Center

0405 8:37PM Traffic Collision - Ambulance Responding DESCHUTES RD AT HILLSIDE DR Redding

1572 6:52PM Collision - Minor Injury MADISON AV AT HEMLOCK ST North Sacramento

2509 4:58PM Lane Closure SOUTHERN DIV Southern Division

0701 3:36PM Structure or Grass Fire OTAY LAKES RD AT WUESTE RD San Diego

1843 2:14PM Structure or Grass Fire VAL VERDE FIRE Newhall

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KFI reporting that the Simi Valley fire is getting within a mile of Porter Ranch. Flames burning up into the hills, fire moving east towards Porter Ranch, south towards 118 freeway.

Box Canyon evacuated. Resident on KFI reports that the fire jumped a 20-foot firebreak.

Red Cross shelters set up throughout the area.