BRUSH FIRE QUCKLY DOUSED IN EL CAJON

Source: Heartland Fire & Rescue

February 14, 2015 (El Cajon)-Heartland Fire & Rescue crews in El Cajon responded to reports of a brush fire in the 1500 block of Orange Avenue in El Cajon Saturday afternoon at 4:41 p.m.   Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from a hillside behind a home at 1522 S. Orange Avenue.

Heartland Firefighters from El Cajon, with assistance from CAL FIRE and Santee Fire Departments, had the fire out in less than ten minutes.

There were no injuries reported.  The fire burned a 30 by 30 foot area of brush.  The cause of the fire is now under investigation.