Live video: New fires burn in Carlsbad, Camp Pendleton, Long Beach, Anaheim (Breaking)

89.3 KPCC Radio ^ | May 14, 2014 11:51am PDT | KPCC Staff

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A number of fires are burning throughout Southern California as the area faces high temperatures and winds. Here's a rundown:

Fires: Carlsbad/Poinsettia Fire Camp Pendleton/Tomahawk Fire Anaheim fire Ventura/Briggs Fire Long Beach fire Bernardo Fire Miguelito Fire

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Camp Pendleton: A brush fire burning at Camp Pendleton has lead to an evacuation order for Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook and Camp Pendleton's De Luz housing, according to the Camp Pendleton Scout. It has been named the Tomahawk Fire. Officials say the fire has spread to more than 100 acres, the Associated Press reports.

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Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School on the base has also been ordered to evacuate. Evacuees are being sent to Camp Pendleton's Paige Field House.

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SoCal on fire. Major freeways closed both directions several areas. Camp Pendleton Hwy I-5, Anaheim Hwy 91, Santa Paula Hwy 126

Winds here at the ranch near Lake Elsinore are gusting upwards of 50mph from the east.

Prayers for the wind to die are welcome.

[Sarah Barracuda]

A brush fire just broke out in Santa Paula..praying for everyone in the San Diego area

[DocJhn]

Lucky the Santa Anna winds are not present!

[Paladin2]

http://www.geomac.gov/viewer/viewer.shtml

[Fiji Hill]

When we have high, gusty Santa Ana winds like we do today, I almost expect to see a column of smoke or two in the distance.

[Pox]

The Carlsbad fire was basically across the street from the building I work at. We watched the fire advance down the canyon near the power lines and could see the flames attempting to climb out of the canyon although at the time the wind was blowing it along the street(Camino Vida Roble) at the bottom of the road we work on (Corte Del Nogal), which is perpendicular to that canyon. Eventually, the winds and embers forced the fire department to order a mandatory evacuation a little over 2 hours ago and now I'm at home watching the news and hoping the building I work in doesn't burn down.

[FatherofFive]

It is 65 in Tulsa right now. Will get down to 47 tonight. Cold. I've only run the AC once this year so far - on Mother's day. I love global cooling.

Change is the only constant in climate.

[Izzy Dunne]

That darn fracking, again.

[Veto!]

Prayers for you and yours and all the people of SoCal.

[RIghtwardHo]

It is HOT and DRY here. Pretty bad.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Lucky the Santa Anna winds are not present!

Nevertheless, FOX had a bulletin on these fires and some arresting clips of "fire-nados" where the flames were shaped into mini-tornado-like vortices by the heat and wind. It was an arresting visual.

[NathanR]

It’s not Santa Anna it’s Santa Ana for the city river and canyon.

[FoxInSocks]

Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School on the base has also been ordered to evacuate

I went to kindergarten there. I have memories of the fires behind our house. I pray they get this under control very soon.

[The KG9 Kid]

Nevada fire fighters up here are all salivating and waiting by the phones hoping to get called to the California fires, as usual this time of year.

Bigtime pay, triple overtime, per diem meals (three hots!), hotel rooms, equipment maintenance they just don't get in NV, hot showers, buffet lines, all that and more with California paying through the nose for every last penny to stop a wildfire where it would make far more economic and ecologic sense to allow it to just burn itself out.

Nevada fire fighters just LOOOOOVE them some Calfornia fires. California spends billions. BEEEEEEELIONS. Wish California burned all year long!

"Awww yeah! California on FIRE! Gonna buy me a brand new shiny red Ford Super Duty F350 Lariat King Ranch with the Powerstroke Diesel!" they're all saying. You better believe.

[blam]

Half Of The US Is In A Drought

[Paladin2]

Nice graphic, if true.

[drypowder]

likely muslim terrorist arsonists. Bring em in obozo, we've got room to burn

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Wish California burned all year long!

As some one who has five different fires to the north and south of my house, I find your comment sickening.

[UB355]

Responder Traffic

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/

Go to California then San Diego County. Select the channel with the most listeners

[lonevoice]

In Fallbrook now.

http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/05/14/wildfire-burning-along-fallbrook-highway/