This morning a fire started some miles south and east of Alpine . It began south of Insterstate 8 along Hwy. 79 south of Japatul Road in an area called Horsethief Canyon.
Here are the facts as I have them:
For additional updates:
Alpine Fire District 619-445-2635
California Dept. of Forestry (CDF) 619-590-3160
For those interested in listening in on the radio transmissions from all the concerned agencies go to www.ScanDiego.com for a list of frequencies used in the area.
This is a great time to phone your neighbors to make sure they know about it. Use this opportunity to run down your fire response check lists. Check your readiness supplies.
There is nothing like a fire in a nearby area to motivate one to top off that water barrel and check those fire extinguishers!
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Cheers,
Joe Sterling
- Greater Alpine Fire Safe Council
- Alpine Revitalization
- Friends of Peutz Valley