"ScottW" wrote in message
news:jtXmb.35411$gi2.34902@fed1read01...
I woke this morning to find my truck covered with ash in our driveway due
to wild fires in eastern SD county. My wife is in LA and she just called
to say her car was covered in ash this morning.

Fires I know of in San Bernadino, Simi Valley, Valley Center, Scripps
Ranch, Clairemont Mesa, Ramona, Miramar Naval Air Station, Camp Pendleton,
and Fallbrook.

They are calling the fires in east San Diego county burning right now
that
are headed west right into the heart of the city the worst in the history
of the county. Winds have pushed flames from Ramona all the way to
Clairemont Mesa in less than 12 hours. That is about 20 miles. 50 homes
and
80,000 acres burned so far and those numbers are climbing by the hour.
The
structure count will go up for sure when the smoke clears. They are
warning
folks that an anticipated wind shift tonight might push the fire through
Fairbanks Ranch into Rancho SantaFe.

So many fires burning around the state that it wasn't until about 11 AM
they reported that 2 air tankers were being dispatched to SD to assist.
So
for, all they can do is evacuate and attempt limited structure defense.
At least 3 deaths confirmed in San Diego, probably more up north. I-15
and
163 and 52 are all closed.


ScottW



WOW. 52 closure, is it east or west of I-15?
I-63 aand I-15, are they closed around Miramar?




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