Only two short months ago, this place was filled with firetrucks, hand crews and firefighting aircraft, not for a fire, but for the 2023 Multi-Agency Wildland Preparedness Exercise-a three day real world simulation that played out nearly exact to the scenario fire crews faced today.
Crews, most of which were coming off other fires, were sent to the area and confirmed a fire was making its way through the brush of a paintball park.Ĭrews set up quickly and were familiar with this exact area.
J(Ramona) - On a day that saw four vegetation fires in San Diego County, residents can rest assured that firefighters are ready and able to aggressively attack wildfires.Īt 4:06 p.m., calls came in to 911 dispatch reporting smoke in the area off Wildcat Canyon Road on the Barona reservation. Photo, right:Flames overtake vegetation and paintball barricades on the Barona reservation. Photo, left:SDG&E Helitanker 729 makes a water drop on the Wildcat fire as crews cut brush below.
