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  • Wildfire Witch Creek Area (San Diego County)

    10/21/2007 2:04:00 PM PDT · by ArmstedFragg · 60 replies · 641+ views
    Local Media
    Yet another Southern California wildfire underway, this time in the eastern San Diego County area near Witch Creek on Highway 78 between Ramona and Julian. Wind driven fire, caused by power lines dropping. Over a thousand acres since its start about an hour and a half ago. Chief on scene requesting 7 air tankers, 6 helicopters, 10 strike teams of brush engines, and 6 strike teams of structure engines. Resources in the area are very low, so unknown how much of that order he'll actually get. Fire's blowing south and west, smoke visible 10 miles away. Highway 15 in northern...