East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts

Update December 11, 2024 -- The fire is 70% contained at 38 acres. All evacuation notices have been lifted, per Cal Fire.

Update 12:57 p.m.- All evacuation orders have been lifted, per Genasys. The fire is 10% contained.

Update 12:15 p.m.  An Evacuation Order has been issued for Zone SDC-2605 and an Evacuation Warning has been issued for Zone SDC-2545 - per the Genasys Evacuation Map. Temporary Evacuation Point at 2951 Jamacha Road Edwards Theatre. Details: https://www.alertsandiego.org/en-us/incident-page.1348.html 

Update 10:59 a.m.  -- #Border79Fire is now 30 acres with a critical rate of spread and a potential for a major fire, Cal Fire reports.

December 10, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- The #Border79Fire has burned 25 acres near State Route 94 and Barrett Smith Road in Barrett Junction.  The fire is fueled by strong winds.

Watch Duty App reports that an additional 10 engines, 6 crews and 4 water tenders have been requested.