Escondido fire

BRUSH FIRES IN ESCONDIDO ON HIGHWAY 78 CONTAINED

July 3, 2010  (Escondido) Four separate brush fires along eastbound Highway 78 are now contained, East County Magazine has learned.  Causes of the blazes are under investigation.


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BRUSH FIRE IN ESCONDIDO STARTED BY WEED WHACKER

 

Update 5:15 p.m.: Cal-Fire confirms this fire was started by a weed whacker with a metal blade. Residents are reminded not to trim brush after 10 a.m. and avoid metal blades, where possible.

Update 4 p.m.:  This fire has been contained at three acres.  
 

June 25, 2010 (Escondido) A brush fire at Harmony Grove and Country Club in Escondido is threatening a mobile home and has potential to reach five acres, Incident Page Network reports. The blaze is currently a half acre burning in light flashy fuel and spreading at a moderate rate.
 

View a map of the location here.


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EVACUATIONS, ROAD CLOSURE FROM FIRE IN ESCONDIDO

 

June 20, 2010 (Escondido) – Lake Wohlford Road is closed at Valley Center and Oak Vale, where residents are being evacuated due to a brush fire that began in a canyon shortly after noon today, according to the California Highway Patrol.


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BRUSH FIRE IN ESCONDIDO AREA ENDANGERS HOMES

By Miriam Raftery

Photo by Tracy Emblem

 

September 28, 2009 5:40 p.m. (Escondido) -- A brush fire reported at 5:05 p.m. today at Bear Valley Parkway and San Pasqual Road has burned three to four acres, CAL-FIRE spokesperson Denise Kessel informed East County Magazine.

 

According to Incident Reporting Network, homes are in danger and air support was requested by Escondido Fire.


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