Another fire, this one in a much more familiar place...

Just woke up, and checking the news I see reports of a new fire that must have sprung up overnight. This one is on the base of Camp Pendleton and is called the Horno fire.

Horno is Spanish for "oven"

This fire was first reported around 1:00 am.

Here is what I have found:

Camp Pendleton fire spread to 6,000 acres
Posted @ 4:00 AM
The fire burning in Camp Pendleton has charred 6,000
acres and is moving north and west between Las Pulgas Road and the Border Patrol
checkpoint.

The blaze, dubbed the Horno fire, has caused the closure of Interstate 5.
Camp Pendleton has requested the closure of train service, and Metrolink has
confirmed that service is shut down from Oceanside to San Clemente.

I am very familiar with this area and the Metrolink, I used to pass through here every day and still do whenever I need to go to the office. Maximum distance from us is 10 miles, but probably a bit less.

Here are some other details:

Witch Creek and Poomacha fires merge
Posted @ 6:34 AM
The Witch Creek and Poomacha fires have merged, the
San Diego Office of Emergency Services says.
The county also just released this updated map of the fires.

http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/newsreleases/10242007_0500hrs_Evac_FirePerem.pdf (note: this map is huge - 2 MB. Launch it in a separate window because it will take several minutes to download)

I have included screen shots - regular size and close up of our area. Hope you can see it!

A chilling radio call
Posted @ 4:30 AM
Radio report from an engine company, location unclear, what
sounded like a fire captain ordering a crew to flee.The reply: "We just cut our
lines and left."NOTE: When firefighters know they're about to be overrun by
flames, they chop off their hose lines with axes and leave. If they stay long
enough to uncouple them, they might not get out in time.
--Greg Gross, Breaking News Team

Poomacha fire straddling SR-76
Posted @ 1:09 AM
The Poomacha fire is straddling state Route 76 just south of Palomar Mountain.The road is closed in both directions. The flames were about a mile away from the Witch fire and fire officials expect the two fires may have already converged.