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East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts
January 15, 2018 (Pine Valley) -- If you see smoke over East County on this week, be aware that Cal Fire San Diego will conduct its first controlled burn of the year starting on Tuesday. Ignition is set to begin by mid-morning and is expected to take place over several days until complete.
The planned 100-acre burn on Corte Madera Ranch south of I-8 near Pine Valley is part of Cal Fire's vegetation management program to help prevent future large wildfires. Smoke will be visible throughout the county.
More information on CAL FIRE’s Vegetation Management Program can be found at http://calfire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_vegetation
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