This information was received directly from Fire Chief George Lucia this morning at 6:47, so it's pretty current.
"The fire on Palomar Mountain Continues to be dangerous and out of control.
Yesterday we did hold the fire fire from jumping State Park Road by pre
treating the roadway (edges) with foam and back firing the road edges.
But we continue to be at the mercy of the wind and low humidity.
The fire is nearing the Palomar Christian Conference Center and the 6th
Grade School.
The fire has burned up the entire South Grade and jumped East grade into
Crestline.
The Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department continues to around the clock
with the Forest Service and Cal-Fire to control this fire.
This continues to be a dangerous and out of control fire on Palomar
Mountain.
Do not attempt to return to the mountain as the falling trees and rocks
along with fast moving firestorms continue to occur without warning."
George E. Lucia Sr.
Fire Chief
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Does anyone know the status of the homes in the Cuca Ranch area of Pauma Valley?
Hi there, keep up the good work.
Here are two emails I recieved from my father, Dave Mendenhall, who lives in Mendenhall Valley on Palomar Mt. He has satellite internet, so he is sending my family reports.
"10:00am Wednesday
I just went out and checked around. Here is the report:
So far, there is no fire or fire damage visible from the house, or from anywhere in the Valley. I went to the Carpenters' and spoke with Ray (Sue was getting some sleep). Apparently, yesterday when the fire was coming up the mountain the strong East wind stopped it at the road at the top of the mountain (S7). That was last night.
However, this morning, just a short while ago, the fire jumped the road very near the fire station at Crestline Rd. They are frantically trying to deal with it and the danger to the houses in the Crestline area. It seems to be completely out of control, but there are a few firefighters and several air tankers working that area.
I tried to get over toward the State Park on S7 to see what has happened at Baily's area and was about 1/4 mile from the summit and ran into a wall of flames coming up a canyon towards the road from S6. It looked like it would shortly jump the road, so I turned back. There were no firefighters near this place, so I assume that all the assets are working the fire in the Crestline area. This is pretty bad, with no one there at the new place that I encountered.
The East wind is picking up and is pretty strong, but if the fire gets into the forest, I doubt if there is anything that can stop it. Still, it is good that the smoke is blowing away from us.
We are safe and have done all the preparation that we can think of. We turned off the propane gas at all the houses but ours, and have dealt with the livestock as well as possible, allowing them space to move if the fire comes down the mountainside.
There is still plenty of smoke to the northwest, so I have no idea what is happening on that end of the mountain.
We'll go out again to check on the progress of the fireline and will try to take pictures to send."
Second email,approx. 115 pm -
"I just got back from looking around. Here is the report:
Things are not as bad as depicted on the news. The whole mountain is not on fire, but the situation is threatening and worrisome. I went to the summit store and saw that the fire crews are working on the fire that was near the road just west of the summit on S7, so that is an improvement.
The fire that was headed to Crestline is still there, and they are trying to save structures, but it hasn't moved up the hill from there. So far, so good for that spot. Most of the South Grade area has burned, but it is mostly brush.
There is a large flareup over by the State Park and I don't know what is happening there, but I understand that the Bailey area is still OK, so far.
From the Valley here, there is smoke off in the distance to the West, nowhere else, nor do I see any burned areas at all. The wind is very strong from the East (behind us), and that is probably what has saved the mountain so far. The air has been clear here since this all started. I understand that last night the fire burned up the mountainside and the wind stopped it at the road. It jumped the road in at least two places this morning, as I mentioned, and the fire crews are working on it. Several air tankers, too.
I wanted to take pictures of what I saw, but there was nothing showing the fire to take.
Stand by. This fire could move all around. I'll keep checking."
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