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October 25, 2007

Harris Fire Rages On, Evacuations Ordered

 
Info from Inciweb

Incident: Harris
Released: 2 hrs. ago (Cal Fire website issued the order at 1400 hrs.)

The Harris Fire has jumped a portion of Lake Barrett and is now an immediate threat to life and property to the communities of Lawson Valley and Carveacre. Residents should immediately evacuate the area. The San Diego Sheriffs Department has initiated the Reverse 911 system to notify residents.

Affected Areas:
Carveacres Region

  • North of Wilson Creek
  • South of Pearson Canyon
  • East of Kearchoffer Flat
  • West of Horsethief Canyon

Lawson Valley Region

  • South of Loveland Reservoir
  • North of the Community of Lyon’s Valley
  • East of Beaver Hollow
  • West of Kearchoffer Flats

Evacuation Routes:

Carve Acres Region – Japatul Valley Road to Interstate 8

Lawson Valley Region – Lawson Valley Road to Skyline Truck Trail to Lyon’s Valley Road to Highway 94 West to the designated Red Cross shelter.

**All residents evacuated need to check in at a Red Cross Shelter to provide contact information for re-entry and emergency contact.

Public Shelter location for these areas:

Santana High School – Santee

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Summary

This fire has burned 81,100 acres and is 10 percent contained. The fire started October 21 and is burning at Harris Ranch Road and both sides of Highway 94 in Portrero in San Diego County. There have been 25 civilian injuries and one death as well as seven firefighter injuries on this fire. An estimated 200 homes have been destroyed or damaged. 1,500 homes are still threatened.

4500 people have been evacuated and additional evacuations are being ordered. The communities of Chula Vista, San Diego, San Miguel, Portrero, Barrett Junction, Barett Lake area, Engineer Springs, Dulzura, Deerhorn Valley, Lawson Valley, Jamul, Lyons Valley and homes along Millar Ranch Road are threatened. 1,611 firefighters are assigned under unified command. The estimated cost of this fire to date is $3.4 million.

More incident information at Cal Fire.

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