There are some new fires that have flared up today and in the middle of the night last night. It's hard to keep them all straight. The new one that concerns me is the Poomacha fire:
Mandatory evacuation notice for La Jolla Reservation
Posted @ 1:31 PM
A mandatory evacuation notice has been issued for people in the La Jolla Reservation area. People should go to Borrego Springs. People SHOULD NOT go to the Palomar Mountain Evacuation center.This fire, which was spotted across Highway 76 and established on the south face of Palomar Mountain at the base of Palomar Mountain, is now being referred to as the "POOMACHO FIRE" by CalFire.It is currently 20,000+ acres.
This is also in North County, and apparently is getting ready to become much stronger:
Updated fire information
Posted @ 1:22 PM
San Diego County authorities said 1,250 homes have been destroyed and 241,000 acres have burned around the county as of noon today.Residents are being allowed to return to Scripps Ranch and parts of Del Mar and Poway.Officials said it will be 24 hours or more before residents can return to Rancho Bernardo, where homes have been destroyed.City Councilman Brian Maienschein said he will post addresses of homes with damage on his section of the city's Web site by 2 p.m. today, http://www.sandiego.gov/.
Fire officials said burning conditions worsened today.
The Poomacha fire has established itself on Palomar Mountain and has burned 20,000 acres. The Poomacha and Witch fires are expected to join later today. The Witch fire has burned 200,000 acres and has spread to Valley Center and Del Dios.Residents along Highway 76 corridor are now being told to evacuate.
An estimated 25 air tankers and 40 helicopters are being used to fight the 11 major fires now burning across Southern California. Officials said they have requested nine more air tankers.
Also, the line from the south continues to slowly creep upward:
Mandatory evacuation in Encinitas
Posted @ 1:36 PM
Encinitas city officials have ordered the mandatory evacuation of Olivenhain east of Rancho Santa Fe Road and north of El Camino Del Norte, although there are no fires inside the city.
North of Encinitas is Carlsbad, and north of Carlsbad is us.
Here's a picture of Alberto's truck, which is covered in ash at the moment:
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