Saturday, August 21, 2010

MONTE FIRE ERUPTS IN CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST IN RURAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 2,500 acres burned in less than 3 hours. No cotainment in sight.

Map of California highlighting San Diego CountyImage via WikipediaBy Randy Economy
August 21, 2010
4:38 p.m.

A fast moving forest fire has already burned more than 2,500 acres in less than 3 hours in the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, according to officials with CalFire.com.  The blaze broke out at around 1 p.m. in the El Monte Park area of Cleveland National Forest. Here are some quick facts on the blaze:
View of Monte Park....2,500 acres burned so far in the Cleveland National Forest.
Last Updated: August 21, 2010 4:15 pm  
Date/Time Started: August 21, 2010 1:02 pm  
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Diego Unit / Cleveland National Forest  
County: San Diego County  
Location: North side of El Monte Road, near the community of Lakeside  
Acres Burned: 2,500 acres  
Containment 2,500 acres - 0% contained  
Conditions: CAL FIRE is now in unifed command with the Cleveland National Forest.
El Monte Park is being evacuated for precautionary reasons; there is still no threat to structures.
10 people have been evacuated by Sheriff’s helicopters - 8 residents and 2 hikers.  
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1 comment:

Near Monte Fire said...

Watching it right now from my back yard. Lots of thick SMOKE. Looks really bad....