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UPDATE 5:41 P.M.: ALL EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED. FIRE IS 52% CONTAINED
UPDATE 2 p.m. : Congressman Duncan Hunter has contacted the White House to request that military aircraft assets, such as the C130s used for fighting fires, be moved and available at Naval Air Station Point Mugu. Rep. Hunter indicated that these assets could be moved to this location for training purposes in anticipation of California declaring an emergency and requesting assistance.
UPDATE 1:16 P.M.: FORWARD RATE OF SPREAD STOPPED; FIRE IS 97 ACRES AND 15% CONTAINED
UPDATE 10:52 A.M.: Fire is currently 70 acres and 0% contained. 150 firefighters currently engaged.
UPDATE 10:42 A.M.: ALL EB & WB LANES OF HWY. 78 AT 3RD ST. HAVE REOPENED.
East County News Service
October 25, 2019 (Ramona) -- A vegetation fire is burning in the area of Sawday Truck Trail in E Ramona. Sheriff's Department initiating door-to-door evacuations in locations of West of Littlepage Rd and South of Old Julian Hwy. All EB & WB lanes of SR-78 closed between 3rd St (Ramona) and Old Julian Highway due to the fire.
Sheriff's officials are going door-to-door, evacuating residents near the homes. Homes west of Littlepage Road and South of Old Julian Highway were being evacuated.
The fire is currently 60 acres and 0% contained. Old Julian Hwy is closed between Hwy 78 and Vista Ramona.
A temporary evacuation point has been set up at the Ramona Rodeo Grounds (421 Aqua Lane).
The following streets in Ramona are under evacuation due to the Sawday Fire:
- Sawday Truck Trail
- Littlepage Rd
- Littlepage Ln
- Old Julian Hwy
- Creek Hollow Dr
- Creek Hollow Rd
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