San Diego Fires Update #12

For most of San Diego the worst has passed. As of 2pm today, according to the San Diego Office of Emergency Services, these are the areas of intensively active fire.

1. The Horno Fire - Camp Pendleton southeast of San Onofre. Interstate 5 has been reopened for several hours.
2. The Rice Fire - The northern front of the fire, north of Fallbrook nearing DeLuz and approaching the Riverside County line.
3. The Poomacha Fire - West of Palomar Mountain and north of Pauma Valley, the south and west flanks of Palomar Mountain nearing the peak of the mountain; the fight to save homes on Mount Palomar is intense.
4. The Witch Fire (now merged with the Poomacha Fire) - The eastern flank of the fire between Mesa Grande and Santa Ysabel (northeast of Sutherland Lake). Eastern flank about 2 miles southwest of Julian and west of Lake Cuyamaca (the vicinity of Pine Hills). South flank in the vicinity of Mount Woodson. The rest of the Witch Fire appears less active and not advancing significantly.
5. The Harris Fire - The northern flank east of Indian Springs and south of Skyline Truck Trail. The eastern flank at Barrett Lake and south for two or three miles. Also east of Tecate between Highway 94 and the Mexican Border. The rest of the Harris Fire appears less active and not advancing significantly.
   

This is a list of burned businesses and homes as compiled by the San Diego Union. It is neither official nor comprehensive as it appears only to be homes in Escondido, Poway, and north San Diego City.

These are very rough descriptions based on a review of the OES map. They are not accurate to the inch and are probably not all inclusive. Do not, under any circumstances, make life or death decisions based on these descriptions. Barring new fires and a change in the weather for the worst, I believe that El Cajon and Alpine are out of danger. There is a slim chance the fire near Mount Woodson could breakout and run south towards Lakeside but that is unlikely.