Overview
- The blaze, reported near the 500 block of La Moree Road shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, prompted evacuations.
- Deputies are helping residents leave homes on La Moree Road and Barham Lane under orders and warnings from the Sheriff’s Office.
- Cal State San Marcos received an evacuation order, and Mission Hills High School opened as a temporary evacuation point.
- The fire is burning in heavy brush at a moderate pace and has charred at least 3 acres with potential to reach about 8, according to the San Marcos Fire Department.
- Firefighters from San Marcos, CAL FIRE San Diego, and the county fire district are attacking the blaze with crews on the ground and aircraft overhead, as homes near Walnut Hills Drive face risk and smoke spreads to Escondido.