A gentle correction, Palladin. It is the Wild Animal Park in Escondido that is threatened, not the zoo, which is in downtown SD (Balboa Park). The Zoo and Animal Park are both part of the San Diego Zoologoical Society.
I am not optimistic things will get better after nightfall,
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
4:33PM 1039 COROADS - COPIES LINE 159
4:29PM 1039 STAM REF EVACUATION CAUSING GRIDLOCK ON MISSION-WILL ADVISE THEIR UNITSD
4:24PM FD; PER FIRE CHIEF, SDSO ROUTING TRAFFIC OFF OF STAGE COACH, WINTERWARM AND WINTERHAVEN, ONTO MISSION, CAUSING GRIDLOCK ON MISSION
4:23PM S4 ADVSD WE HAVE BREAK FOR CHANGING NB FRM DEER SPRING
4:22PM 124-D21 W/STAM - PTYS TRAPPED IN PALA LAKE - 1750 PALA LAKE - W/STAM
4:21PM 115-R5 OPD FIRE CHF - EVACT HOMES ON WINTERHAVEN - STAM SENDING ALL VEH TO S MISSION - SEE IF STAM CAN RE-ROUTED THRU BASE CANNOT THRU
4:18PM PLS TRY AND GET OPD TO SHUT DWN RDWY - CHP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH UNITS
4:14PM SIGN TRK 622 IS 1097 ON 76 SIGN READING EB 76 CLSD AT VISTA WY
4:14PM D6/RICE CANYON /76 - FIRE IS COMING UP RIDGE HEADING TOWARD RICE CANYON
4:13PM REQ CT SEND SIGN TRK TO 76 JWO VISTA WY TOP ADVISE TRFIC TO USE ALT ROUTE E VISTA WY TO GOPHER CYN
4:12PM 124-D21 MOVED DWN TO PALA MESA /395 - HAS TO MOVE CLOSURE
4:06PM 92-S1 E LIVE OAK AT MISSION CLOSED - MANNED BY “V” STAM UNIT
4:05PM PER 727, NB 15 CLOSURE WILL BE PICKED UP FROM 76, AND MOVED TO GOPHER
4:05PM M8 BOSEW AT SANTA FE/R6 VALLE AND ECR - FIRE COMING INTO RANCH
3:59PM 92-19M CANNOT EVAC N RIVER RD AT 76/E VISTA AT 76 AND OLIVE HILL AT 76
3:58PM 15/MISSION - FIRES STARTING DIVERTING OFF MISSION // STOPPING FRM GET TING ON FWY
3:50PM 39; HWY SR76 INTO VALLEY CENTER OPEN DOWN -R17 AFFIRM FROM EB PALA TEMECULA EAST TO VALLEY CENTER IS , BUT UNKN ON THE 15
3:27PM 39, DE LUZ HWY INTO FALLBROOK OPEN-AFFIRM IS OPEN
3:21PM NEED UNITS S MISSION OLIVE HILL AND N RIVER, NEED TO GET VEHS FLUSHED THRU-115-R3 MISSIN ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN
3:15PM TRAFFIC CAN EXIT FALLBROOK FROM MISSION, BUT NO TRAFFIC SB
3:14PM B19 OPENED MISSION TO THE 15 OO FALLBROOK
3:03PM 1039 RIV CORDS FOR LINE 132
3:00PM ^/WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THRU TO THE 15, IF ON THE COAST, STAY ON THE COAST
2:58PM ADVISE CO ROADS TO RESPOND WITH SIGNS FOR HARD CLOSURE AT DEERHOLLOW AND PECHANGA
Was thinkin about taking a trip from AZ to the SD Zoo for the day. This decides it. Once it “cools down” (so to speak) I’ll have to head out there and bring the family. After this disaster, they could use the business I’m sure!
Thank you. I should have just said, “God save all the animals. Period. The ones in the desert, the ones in the zoos, the ones in the mountains, and all the household pets. Amen.”
An idyllic memory of a visit to Escondido about thirtyfive years ago, a relaxed semi-rural community with lots of open space, vineyards amd family wineries. It was paradise. Can't imagine what it is like today.