San Diego firefighters halt spread of Thanksgiving Day Jamul brush fire, evacuation orders lifted NBC 7 San Diego
Cal Fire Firefighters stopped the spread and gained containment on a fast-moving brush fire in Jamul that sparked on Thanksgiving Day, according to the agency.
By 3:43 p.m., forward spread was stopped at 39 acres and firefighters had achieved 5% containment, Cal Fire San Diego wrote on X.
Shortly after the fire broke out, evacuation orders were issued in Jamul near Lyons Valley Road.
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The fire was first reported on the 1300 block of SR-94 across the 13000 block of Vista Sage Lane in Jamul. At around 2:46 p.m., Cal Fire said the fire grew to 30-35 acres with a critical rate of spread and an immediate structure threat to the area.
By the time we figured out we actually were in the mandatory evacuation area, the fire was already almost out. Not that we would have left anyway. We have a bit of evacuation inflation here. My sister and I had just finished an epic hike above the area of the burn before it lit off. We got home, smelled smoke, looked up in the sky, and saw a big plume just over the ridge. If either of us smoked, we surely would have worried we might have started the conflagration. But I have to say, CalFire was on this blaze fast, with helicopters dropping water almost as soon as the fire started, or so it seemed. BTW Happy belated Thanksgiving to everyone. Hope your holiday was as jolly (all things considered, which is quite a bit in fact) as ours was.