San Diego fire crews take aggressive stance with wind threat

When the call reporting a brush fire in Otay Mesa came out Thursday, fire agencies pounced. Not just San Diego Fire-Rescue, but Chula Vista, National City and Coronado. Officials quickly brought in air resources, hand crews and differing types of fire rigs.

We just swarmed it. We were able to catch a fire on a slope and have it cold in 20 minutes, San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Brian Brainard said Thursday.

Crews kept it to an acre.

San Diego County s fire agencies have been on the balls of their feet all week, as Santa Anas and low humidity create dangerous fire weather, especially in dry brush. And nerves have frayed as San Diegans watch Los Angeles grappling with deadly, destructive fires.

The high-fire danger warning for San Diego was extended into 6 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service says Santa Ana winds hitting Los Angeles from the north will shift and come in from the east blowing directly into San Diego County s canyons bringing winds of 40 to 70 mph in areas east of Interstate 15.

via www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Crest is a few miles north of us where fire agencies beat down a fire outbreak yesterday. President Bush the younger visited Crest which had a disastrous fire back in the day. It’s calm for now.