Is there anybody here giving eyewitness accounts of the situation regarding the Witch Creek fire (Rancho Bernardo, etc)? My elderly mom is on the west side of that one (and a bit north—by Encinitas Ranch). I just saw the county supervisor say that they didn’t have enough firefighters, that it was zero percent contained, and they may not be able to stop it until it reaches the ocean. I’m trying to figure out if she’s threatened.
PING to calcowgirl’s question...please help if you can..!
Just saw a report on San Diego video feed about Rancho Bernardino. Dozens of homes lost, but no visible out of control fires right now. Some homes smoldering. Looks like the wind driven flames have gone further west. There are numerous hot spots however now within Rancho Bernardino so a flare up can happen just about anywhere there tonight.
Just read your posting in more detail. She is west of Rancho Bernardo ? The news reporter asked a fire chief with a convoy of 5 to 6 engines where the open flames were in Rancho Bernardo. The fire Chief said he did not know and was trying to find them. Not much help for your situation, but obviously no one really knows the true situation of that area right now. Very fluid and tonight if the winds die down we could see fires going in random directions.
Freep mail me street name, etc.. I’m from the RB area and have people still with contact up there. Yes, she’s likely threatened.
Basically here’s the thing. We had a fire go through RB this morning/current and it’s going west, but it seems to have gone more due west than anything (through Del Dios Highway, etc.). It made RB seem more stable at the moment.
Now, RB is being threatened AGAIN but from the east, by a fire that is also heading into Poway/Scripps Ranch. Their concern is that they need to stop the fire from hitting RB from the east, or it’ll sweep through again, and then things between there and the coast are REALLY in trouble.
Honestly, if she’s anywhere between 56 and 78 (to the south and north) she’s threatened...as much as that is horrible to say. Tell her to have her stuff ready to go and make sure that someone is there to assist her.
We thought I was pretty safe and wouldnt’ need to evac until midday today. I left with under 10 minutes this morning from RB with flames in my complex. She needs to be prepared.
But Freepmail me, seriously, and I’ll help however I can!