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To: Tijeras_Slim

This is the best resource I have found. It is a blog from the San Diego Union-Tribune, giving a status of all of the areas and official evacuation notices. I posted the latest stuff mentioning Chula Vista, below. Mira Mesa High School is one of the shelters for evacuees, so it is probably safe (for now).

http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007_10_21_archive.html

Updates on Harris, Witch, Poomcha, Rice and McCoy fires
Posted @ 9:36 AM

The Harris Fire is 70, 000 acres and 5% contained. Firefighters are looking for full control of this fire on November 4th.

250 residences have been damaged and 200 have been destroyed. 5 firefighters and 20 civilians have been burned and there was 1 civilian fatality. Currently we have 65 Engines, 9 fire crews, 2 dozers, 5 water tenders, 3 airtankers, 2 helicopters, 2 helitankers, (500 firefighters).

Areas threatened: regional communications site on San Miguel Mountain. Power grid and sub station, Water treatment plant, Chula Vista, San Diego, Potrero, Barrett Junction, Barrett Lake area, Engineer Springs, Dulzura, Deerhorn Valley, Lawson Valley, Jamul, Lyons Valley area and Otay Mountain.

The fire burned 50+ homes in Deerhorn Valley Fire and Honey Springs. Fire moved rapidly to the west/southwest to Chula Vista and Otay Lake and north to the south end of Barrett Lake. Firefighters are engaged in protecting a critical Power Grid sub-station and a water treatment plant.


2,330 posted on 10/23/2007 11:59:04 AM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl; All

Southern California Wildfires Burn Out of Control:
New NASA Satellite Images Show Fires’ Rapid Growth

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/socal_wildfires_oct07.html


2,334 posted on 10/23/2007 12:00:06 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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To: calcowgirl

Thank you.


2,336 posted on 10/23/2007 12:01:06 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim ("mountainous pomposity and cloying spirituality")
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