Crews Called to Three Brush Fires – One that Threatened Homes Near Poway

Crews called to three brush fires – one that threatened homes near Poway

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department engine. (File photo courtesy of SDFD) San Diego firefighters battled three brush fires Saturday evening, including one near Poway that threatened homes. By 7:45 p.m. crews had the upper hand on all of them, even though the Poway blaze, called the Springhurst Fire, prompted evacuations. The department posted to X at 6:05 p.m., the firefighters were “currently responding to two vegetation fires in the areas of Powa…

Crews halt spread of brush fire near neighborhoods on San Diego-Poway border

Neighborhoods on the San Diego-Poway border were under evacuation warning due to a brush fire, sheriff’s officials said. The blaze ignited around 5:15 p.m. Saturday off Springhurst Drive in the Sabre Springs area, burning in brush near Cobblestone Creek Road in Poway, sheriff’s officials said. Crews were able to stop the forward spread of the fire around 6:30 p.m., according to San Diego fire officials. The blaze was pegged at around 5 acres as …

Evacuation warning lifted after brush fire breaks out in Poway

NOTE: The video above is on wildfire emergency preparedness. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A brush fire broke out Saturday in the Poway area, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed as the Springhurst Fire, was initially reported around 5:11 p.m. in the 12300 block of Springhurst Drive, according to the San Diego Police Department. An evacuation warning was issued for residents located between Springhurst Drive and Beeler Creek Trail, the San Diego Coun…

Brush fire sparks in Poway, evacuation warnings in place

POWAY, Calif. (KGTV) A four-acre brush fire started in Poway just after 5 p.m. today near 12362 Springhurst Drive, according to the San Diego Fire Department. The San Diego Sheriff's Office said evacuation warnings are currently in place around Springhurst Dr. and Cobblestone Creek Rd.

Crews gain control of a canyon fire in Poway

Flames broke out late Saturday near the 12300 block of Springhurst Drive.

Brush fire breaks out near Poway Road; evacuations underway

Crews responded to a brush fire that burned at least four acres Saturday evening around 6 p.m., south of Poway Road and Lola Way. Evacuations were in place along Cobblestone Creek Road until about 7:45 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire Department. The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation. The fire threatened homes, with a...