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Blaze Erupts West of Temecula, Burning into San Diego County
by Contributing Editor August 20, 2020 August 20, 2020
A wildfire that erupted Thursday west of Temecula charred about 40 acres as it moved into San Diego County.
The non-injury "Volcano Fire" was reported at 11:20 a.m. in the area of Via Volcano and Los Gatos Road, in the unincorporated community of De Luz, where houses are spread out on large lots along hillsides. No homes or other structures were immediately threatened.
By noon, the brusher was burning on the boundary separating Riverside and San Diego counties, and an hour later, the head of the fire was established inside northern San Diego County, where the flames slowed under repeated water and fire retardant drops by five Cal Fire air tankers and two water-dropping helicopters.
The aircraft reached the brusher about 11:45 a.m., and were the only firefighting force in action until 2 p.m.
Multiple engine crews and hand crews from Riverside County, San Diego County and the U.S. Forest Service contingent in the Cleveland National Forest were sent to the blaze, but they encountered numerous challenges trying to reach it because of the remote and rugged terrain.
Under a mutual aid agreement signed earlier this summer, Riverside County and San Diego County fire crews are generally expected to deploy together whenever a blaze is within five miles of the county line.
It was not immediately clear what sparked the fire.
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