SCHWINN 0 Posted May 24, 2012 At this moment Shelter Valley is being evacuated and 1000 acres has been burnt. 100 homes have been evacuated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Czechsix 1 Posted May 24, 2012 What the helllllll........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCHWINN 0 Posted May 24, 2012 Just called Butterfield Ranch RV Resort...Our Desert Dash Campground...They are OK for the moment but on alert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Afry 1 Posted May 25, 2012 Didn't know it was October already! how ironic... started on Cigarette Hill.... Winds are blowing there... CAL FIRE/SDCFA is on scene of a brush fire off Banner Grade on Cigarette Hill (TB Map 1136 E6) east of Julian. The fire began about 2:14 p.m. Evacuations are being ordered for the Shelter Valley area. S-2 is being closed between Scissors Crossing and Shelter Valley. Highway 78 and S-22 are also being closed in the fire area. Red Cross is setting up an evacuation center at the Borrego Springs High School. San Diego Sheriff's Department is handling evacuations and Animal Control is being contacted for animal evacutions. Update at 4:19 p.m: This fire is now 1,000 acres, spreading rapidly, with a west wind pushing the fire to the east. The fire is now burning onto Granite Peak. The fire is burning grass within last year's Great Fire. The Incident Commander has ordered 10 more engines, 4 more fire crews, 2 additional helicopters, 4 additional bulldozers and 4 additional water tenders. Information courtesy of Cal Fire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 559 Posted May 25, 2012 Yikes! Well, heck....there was a fire started out near McCain last weekend. Luckily, there wasn't any real wind that day and it was close enough to fire fighting services to be stopped fairly quickly. I wonder what started this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goofy Footer 539 Posted May 25, 2012 A pic I took today around 5:30. This will be in my RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danrider 5 Posted May 25, 2012 stay away it is going to be a mess this weekend with all the wind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
