Southern California Wildfires

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Southern California Wildfires

For Breaking News, Evacuation Orders, and other updates on the San Diego County Fires, please visit the San Diego County Emergency Homepage.


2307 October 22, 2007
Camp Pendleton officials have announced that, effective immediately, only key and essential personnel, to include I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base personnel, should report aboard the base on Oct. 23 at 7:30 a.m.

All other military members and DoD employees will not be required to report
to work due to safety concerns. However, they must contact their organizations and provide an update to their status.

Updates are available through the individual's chain of command, KPEN TV
Channel 18, and the base information hotline at (866) 430-2764.

http://www.cpp.usmc.mil/


10-23-07 10:57 a.m. Mandatory evacuation of De Luz area (Fallbrook). Reverse 9-1-1 is being used to issue mandatory evacuation orders to the Fallbrook area. The area boreders are the northern portion of Camp Pendelton on the south, the Riverside County border on the north and includes the community of Rainbow on the east.
Mandatory evacuation of Chula Vista. The police and fire departments are starting mandatory evacuations in the area of Paseo Los Gatos & Paseo Vera Cruz
Mandatory evacuation of Rancho Bernardo. The mandatory evacuation of Rancho Bernardo remains in effect. If residents of that area have an URGENT need to retrieve medications, they may be allowed to do so with an escort from a San Diego Police Department Officer. This is not for retrieving personal items. Residents should see an officer at one of the various traffic posts in the area if they require an escort.
10-23-07 10:26 a.m. Mandatory evacuation of Fairbanks Ranch. Reverse 9-1-1 is being used to issue mandatory evacuation orders to 1,197 Fairbanks Ranch households. Residents can take shelter in the Encinitas Senior Center at 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive in Encinitas, 92024, and Carlsbad High School at 3557 Lancer Way in Carlsbad, 92008.
10-23-07 10:01 a.m. South Bay evacuees can take shelter in the Casa Familiar Civic and Recreational Center at 212 East Park Avenue in San Ysidro, 92173. Casa Familiar, a non-profit community service organization, is able to house 400 evacuees and has bilingual volunteers ready to assist both English- and Spanish-speaking evacuees. For more information, call (619) 428-1115.
Qualcomm Stadium still has space available for additional evacuees.
10-23-07 9:12 a.m. Del Mar Evacuations. A mandatory evacuation is ordered for the following areas within the City of Del Mar; All areas east of Crest Road; San Dieguito Road; Oribia Road; Avenida Primavera (along Crest Road); Serpentine Drive; Gatun Street; Balboa Avenue; Zapo Street
Other areas of the city have not been issued a mandatory evacuation order. However, it is strongly suggested that all residents pack necessary belongings and be prepared to evacuate if a mandatory order is issued. Del Mar residents who are unable to self-evacuate should call 858-704-3694.
Solana Beach Evacuations: A voluntary evacuation is strongly recommended for the following areas within the City of Solana Beach: All areas east of Interstate 5 (I-5); Areas along the north border of the city, between I-5 and Highway 101
10-23-07 9:30 a.m. All areas west of the active fires in San Diego County will be impacted by the smoke. Air quality will be the worst in and around the fires and will also be very poor downwind of the fires. The air quality levels of particulate pollution in these areas will be in the unhealthy to hazardous range. In areas that are not directly downwind of the fires, air quality levels will range from moderate to unhealthy. People living or working in these areas should take caution and attempt to protect themselves as much as possible. Air quality will be significantly better in areas east of the fires, with levels ranging from good to moderate.
10-23-07 9:13 a.m. Fiesta Island has room for horses accompanied by their owners. No corrals are available at this time, but the San Diego County Department of Animal Services has made food and water available for the animals. Owners wishing to utilize this safe location must be prepared to stay with their horses.
10-23-07 9:04 a.m. Three clinics have opened their doors this morning to walk-in patients, with no appointment necessary. They are accepting all patients, and those who do not have medical insurance will pay on a sliding scale. All clinics are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are advising those seeking treatment to come in as early as possible to avoid a backup of services later in the day. The clinics and their locations:
Linda Vista Health Care Center, 6973 Linda Vista Road, San Diego, CA. 92111. (858) 279-0925.
MID-CITY COMMUNITY CLINIC ADULTS, 4290 Polk Avenue, San Diego, CA. 92105 (619) 563-0250.
MID-CITY COMMUNITY CLINIC PEDIATRICS, 4305 University Avenue, San Diego, CA. 92105 (619) 280-2058.
10-23-07 5:13 a.m. La Jolla Reservation Fire: According to CALFIRE, a new fire is burning in the area of the La Jolla Indian Reservation. The fire was reported at 4:10 a.m. Several structures are burning. At least 150 acres involved. The reservation has been closed, and people are being evacuated to the Palomar Observatory. CALFIRE and U.S. Forest Service crews are battling the blaze.
10-23-07, 4:29 a.m. Due to the county's wildfires, all San Diego, Escondido, Escondido, Poway and Ramona school district schools will be closed today, along with San Diego State University, UC San Diego and the University
of San Diego. Grossmont College, Cuyamaca Colleges, the Thomas Jefferson School of Law
and University of Phoenix Learning Centers in downtown San Diego, Chula Vista, Kearny Mesa and San Marcos will also be closed.
UCSD hospitals and healthcare clinics will be open, officials said. Parents of San Diego Unified School District students can call (619) 725-8140 with questions.
10-23-07 3:12 a.m. Mandatory reverse 911 calls have been issued for North Jamul and Indian Springs. The fire is located near Hwy 94. The evacuation center for this area is Qualcomm Stadium. Reverse 911 calls have been made to 1,549 residents.
10-23-07 3:04 a.m. The Sheriff's Dept. is reporting that in Fallbrook the fire is moving east towards De Luz Rd. and fire crews continue to evacuate homes ahead of the fire.
10-23-07, 2:45 a.m. Reverse 911 calls are being sent out at the request of Lakeside Fire for all of Wildcat Canyon and Muth Valley south to Willow Road. Evacuations are mandatory and there are 3,780 calls being sent out. Evacuees are being directed to Santana High School.
10-23-07, 1:57 a.m. CHP says there is a fire at 3-mile marker of Wildcat Canyon Road . They are describing the fire as 300 yards wide and the "whole side of mountain." Units on scene right now. Also, there are reports of fire coming down the mountain into San Miguel area. Flare-ups at the following locations:
Honey Springs and Deerhorn Valley, Dulzura,
Aqua Tivia and fire crews are evacuating Point Parkway Map 1291, F2
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