San Diego Firestorm

Wildfires ignited the paper-dry, drought-stricken vegetation of Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007, and exploded into massive infernos that forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their communities. Driven by Santa Ana winds, fires grew thousands of acres in just one to two days. The fires sped down from the mountains into the outskirts of coastal cities, including .

Public Numbers for Fire Areas and Public inquiries

San Diego
211 or cell users
858-300-1211

Los Angeles
800-980-4990

San Diego County Emergency

http://www.sdcountyemergency.com

CA OES Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

http://www.oes.ca.gov

Cal Fire

http://www.fire.ca.gov

CalTrans Highway Conditions

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/

San Diego Humane Society & SPCA

http://www.sdhumane.org

Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies – FIRESCOPE

http://www.firescope.org

National Interagency Fire Center

http://www.nifc.gov

Fire weather from the National Weather Service

http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/

NOAAWatch page for weather, fire and other information

http://www.noaawatch.gov

Fire information and links from the US Forest Service

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/reports.shtml

Largest San Diego Fires

Witch Fire
Witch Creek Area East of Ramona
San Diego County
Witch Fire Information Line (619) 590-3160.

Harris Fire
Harris Ranch Road & Hwy 94
San Diego County
Harris Fire Information Line (619) 590-3160.

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2 Responses to “San Diego Firestorm”

  1. Joe Crawford says:

    Stay safe out there Wolf!

  2. Steve says:

    Thanks my friend. 500,000 people evacuated so far as compared to only 50,000 for the Cedar Fire in 2003!

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