Posted on 10/22/2007 8:06:14 AM PDT by Sleeping Freeper
SAN DIEGO -- With fire spreading quickly westward, San Diego County officials ordered the evacuation of a huge area east of Interstate 15 between Del Dios Highway and Highway 56 early Mon"This is the worst fire this county has ever seen -- worse than the Cedar Fire [of 2003]," Sheriff Bill Kolender said.
At a news conference shortly after 6 a.m., officials said fires had spread dramatically overnight, whipped by fierce Santa Ana winds. They said fire had jumped Interstate 15 at Lake Hodges and was burning in parts of Rancho Bernardo. Because of the explosive and unpredictable nature of the blazes, all residents living between Interstate 15 and Interstate 5 from Del Dios Highway in the north to Highway 56 in the south were told to begin evacuating.
"This fire is moving very quickly," San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said. "Watch TV, listen to the radio and have your car prepared to leave."
Among the communities in the evacuation area are Rancho Sante Fe, Carmel Highlands, Rancho Bernardo, Del Mar Heights and Fairbanks Ranch and parts of Rancho Penasquitos.
Officials have opened Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley to handle the large number of evacuees.
Sanders asked everyone in San Diego County to minimize the use of cell phones to leave the airways free for the use of emergency personnel.day.
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Alot of the Fallbrook evacuees are being allowed through the back gate of Camp Pendleton, and ar ebeing led to the other side, to San Clemente Beach.
Prayers up for you. stay Safe.
ahhhh..that’s no fun :(
Do you have a radio to listen to?
I have alot of soot on my car. I want a 4K debit card.
and a j/k to the end of my previous post.
Yes, but it's off right now, will turn it on again later. :)
That is the time and place where I learned a dislike of people from the middle east.
>>NCAS Miramar (Top Gun?) being evacuated.<<
Are you sure on that one?
They are evacuating Scripps Ranch and the part of MCAS Miramar east of I-15, but that’s all brushland impact zone.
I don’t believe they are evacuating the base personnel at this time, and they will probably be there long after they make me get out.
I’m in El Cajon. That La Mesa fire was quite small and has already been put out.
It did in me and for that I apologize. I certainly feel for the folks in California and hope the fires are controlled very quickly, before any more loss of life and property. God bless the firefighters out there.
Cool, wish the MSM would give us the good news already instead of just drooling...
Thanks so much for the good news mc.
Thanks. I appreciate the update.
MCAS Miramar Third MAW evacuating, moving planes to Arizona, per KUSI 9.
Whoa..
That’s bad. Are they evacuating the families, too? Or just the airplanes.
Hurricane winds are sustained MPH, not gusts. A 200 MPH gust is not hurricane.
“75 mph is Hurricane force, I believe”
Sustained.
I think it is just the planes. I haven’t heard/read anything about Miramar housing (onbase) having to evacuate. Military Housing (off base)in Ramona has been evacuated. I am trying to find out more, the reportette on KUSI said the planes were being evacuated to Az (MCAS Yuma).
Just heard a report about Fallbrook. Fire has jumped 15 east of Fallbrook. Headed fast west into southeast Fallbrook. Evacuation for all north of 76 and west of 15. Apparently they are letting everyone drive through Camp Pendleton to get to the 5 freeway. Looks like Camp Pendleton will also eventually get hit if the wind keeps up.
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