Fire units on the scene at a vegetation fire in the Talmadge area. Photo credit: @SDFD via X Crews are at the scene of a fast-moving vegetation fire in the Talmadge area that has created a large plume of visible smoke while prompting evacuations. The fire was spotted in an area off Montezuma Road and Fairmount Avenue. As flames burned in canyons to the southeast, behind Lucille Drive, officers went door to door evacuating residents on Lucille, L…

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Mandatory Evacuations Ordered As Crews Battle Fast-Moving Fire in Talmadge

Firefighters were battling two rapidly growing brush fires Thursday afternoon — one in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods in San Diego and another near Sweetwater Reservoir. The College Area fire was reported about 1:40 p.m. and burning on both sides of Montezuma Road, just east of Fairmount Avenue, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. It was described as moving rapidly, with multiple structures threatened. San Diego police of…

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Brush fire threatens homes in Talmadge and College Area, prompting evacuations

Evacuations were briefly ordered by first responders Thursday afternoon after a brush fire began burning in East County near where state Routes 125 and 54 intersect. By 12:30, officials said, the flames in Spring Valley had charred an acre near Quarry and Sweetwater Roads, but the fire spread significantly in the following hour. However, the forward spread of the flames was stopped by around 2 p.m. Mandatory evacuations were ordered in some area…

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Evacuations ordered after brush fire sparked in Spring Valley

A brush fire created a large plume of smoke visible throughout much of San Diego.

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College Area brush fire prompts road closures, evacuations ordered

A rapidly spreading brush fire ignited in the San Diego College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods on Thursday afternoon, leading to mandatory evacuations as firefighters battled the blaze. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. and has quickly engulfed canyons on both sides of Montezuma Road, just east of Fairmount Avenue, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Within just one hour, the fire expanded to an alarming 37 acres, threatenin…

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San Diego Brush Fire Forces Evacuations As Flames Spread Through Talmadge Neighborhood

By Will Potter for Dailymail.Com   Published:     20:38EDT, October 31, 2024      |  Updated:     20:56EDT, October 31, 2024                                  
A rapidly growing wildfire has broken out in San Diego, prompting mass evacuations and damaging homes.  The fire was first reported shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday in the College Area neighborhood, and the rapid pace of its growth spread to more than 40 acres by 3:45 p.m. local time.  No in…

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Massive Brush Fire Spreads In San Diego, Threatening Homes And Causing Evacuations

SAN DIEGO – Mandatory evacuations were ordered Thursday in parts of San Diego after a brush fire erupted.The Montezuma Fire scorched almost 40 acres by Thursday afternoon near San Diego State University.Authorities ordered people in several neighborhoods to the west of the university to evacuate, including an elementary school.WHAT DO LEVEL 1, 2, AND 3 EVACUATIONS MEAN DURING WILDFIRES?Roads in the area were also closed. Video and photos from th…

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Evacuations ordered in San Diego after brush fire erupts near university

#MontezumaFireSDSU fireNewsWildfire and Emergency NewsUpdate 6:45 p.m.-- The #Fairmountfire is 25% contained. Six homes have been damaged. Montezuma Rd will remain closed all night for apparatus access. There are no injuries from the brush fire; a shooting near the SDSU trolley is unrelated to the fire. Update 4:30 p.m.-- The fire is now called #Fairmount Fire and is 37 acres.  Temporary evacuation point is at Allied Gardens Recreation Center. U…

Mandatory Evacuations Ordered As Crews Battle Fast-Moving Fire in Talmadge

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