Wildfire prompts evacuation of California school

Ten fire engines, five fire crews, three helicopters, one helitanker, six airtankers and a bulldozer responded to battle the so-called Cowboy fire, a wildfire that has burned through 719 acres near San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, California (XETV 6 San Diego) September 2, 2010 -- Firefighters hoped that cool coastal air overnight would help calm the wildfire that has chewed through 719 acres of rural San Diego County, California.

A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman said the fire, which broke out September 2, prompted a precautionary evacuation of an elementary school in Campo about 50 miles east of San Diego.

The fire is 10 percent contained. The so-called Cowboy fire was approaching Star Ranch, which is home to horses and cattle and is the proposed site of a housing development but there are no structures in the immediate area.

A team of engines was staged at the ranch to protect its structures. Ten fire engines, five fire crews, three helicopters, one helitanker, six airtankers and a bulldozer responded to battle the blaze.

Winds died down as night fell, but the National Weather Service predicts that strong high pressure would bring increasing heat in the inland region September 3.

Link: http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Brush-Fire-Fought-on-Pacific-Crest-Trail-Campo/XDyNcAJry0KzEe3nBxDbRA.cspx

Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report