Authorities Stop Spread of Fast-Moving Brush Fire in Spring Valley

Authorities stop spread of fast-moving brush fire in Spring Valley

Heavy smoke billows over East County from a brush fire that broke out in Spring Valley. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire) A Spring Valley brush fire once described as burning at a “critical rate of spread” prompted a brief evacuation order Friday, authorities said. The blaze, named the Lodge Fire, was reported in the middle of the afternoon on Jamacha Boulevard, near Doubletree Road, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. It consumed 75 …

Evacuations ordered after brush fire breaks out in Spring Valley

A quickly spreading brush fire broke out Friday afternoon behind a Spring Valley mobile home park and forced evacuations, Cal Fire officials said. The blaze, dubbed the Lodge fire, was first reported around 2 p.m. in the hills near Jamacha Boulevard and Sweetwater Springs Boulevard, said Cal Fire Capt. Robert Johnson. Within a half hour, the fire had burned about 30 acres and had the potential to grow to as high as 300 acres. Johnson said aircra…

Evacuation orders lifted for brush fire in Spring Valley

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A fast-spreading brush fire in Spring Valley prompted temporary evacuation orders on Friday afternoon. Cal Fire firefighters were battling a brush fire that broke out near Jamacha Blvd. and Double Tree Road in Spring Valley around 2 p.m. Friday, which was burning at a critical rate of spread, the agency reported. As of 2:30 p.m., the brush fire -- named the Lodge Fire -- had grown to 20 acres, and an evacuation order wa…

Forward spread stopped in Spring Valley brush fire; evacuations lifted

A hillside brush fire burning alongside Jamacha and Sweetwater Springs boulevards in Spring Valley spread to 75 acres and threatened structures, according to Cal Fire.

Fast-moving brush fire prompts evacuations in Spring Valley

Cal Fire crews were responding Friday afternoon to a fast-moving brush fire in Spring Valley.

Spring Valley wildfire prompts evacuations

The Lodge Fire is burning near Jamacha Boulevard and Double Tree Road in Spring Valley.