As mentioned earlier the winds have calmed significantly and in some cases we are reading zero on the wind gauges for many cities that have been under threat of burn, or under the smoke plumes. I cannot stress enough how this fundamentally changes the fight against these fires, as it allows full deployment of air […]
Information on the Poomacha fire is hard to come by. We have been trying since last night to find out where the burn is, and how the front of the fire is moving. There are many reports of evacuations, and given that the authorities are being very proactive about clearing people out of where the […]
Using the KPBS overlay once again, this is a graphic that shows the position of where we moved the horses to last night relative to the Rice Canyon Fire burn area and evacuation footprint. For the moment it still seems to be safe, but I am somewhat nervous about the proximity to the evacuation areas. […]
I have mentioned that on Monday the fire burned through the basin area between Rancho Bernardo and Escondido that holds Lake Hodges. With the winds blowing about 40 MPH, this area created a natural funnel and path for the fire to follow, and can largely explain the massive devastation of homes on either side of […]
The Harris Fire is moving slowly, but it still is active near the Spring Valley/Lemon Grove area, as well as near the eastern outskirts of National City: Here’s the current Harris Fire report from the CALFIRE website: Harris Fire Harris Ranch Road & Hwy 94 San Diego County This fire has burned 72,000 acres and […]
Good morning everyone, and welcome back to another day. Last night the winds were mostly calm around the burn areas in sharp contrast to Sunday night and Monday night where the winds picked up speed after midnight. In my opinion this bodes quite well for chances of getting these fires bottled up or at least […]
If you are looking for information on the October 8th, 2008 fire in Camp Pendleton, you will find it here [Posted 0555 PDT] Yesterday I spoke at length with my son Jon, a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. He talked about the concerns regarding the various fires surrounding the Camp, most notably the Rice Creek […]
Earlier in the day there was a rapid evacuation of horses, including my wife’s horse, from a safe area that they had been evacuated to from the stables near Lake Wolford. A part of the Witch Creek fire, north of Lake Hodges in Escondido, flared up and began to advance on Harmony Grove, Del Dios […]
If you have photographs of the fire (and its aftermath) or specific current information about fires, evacuations, and so on that you’re willing to have us post, please contact either of us (Bruce Henderson or Bruce Webster) via e-mail. ..bruce..
Assuming the maps put out by San Diego County are accurate, the advance of the Harris Fire has definitely slowed today. Here’s the SD County Map as of 1800 PDT today: This hasn’t changed all that much from the map that San Diego County put out at 0530 this morning. Here’s the updated information as […]
