By Miriam Raftery

Photo,left via UCSD Wren Camera: Hellscape atop Santiago Peak in Orange County, where the Airport Fire destroyed communications towers.

September 10, 2024 (San Diego) – Several major wildfires have burned tens of thousand of acres, collectively threatening thousands of homes across southern California including San Bernadino, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles Counties.

Although the Roblar Fire on Camp Pendleton has charred  1,000 acres on Camp Pendleton and an unnamed fire is burning two miles south of the international border near Boulevard, none of these fires currently pose threats to lives or property in San Diego County, according to Cal Fire. However, drifting smoke from fires to the north has resulted in ash on vehicles and air quality concerns in North County.