BREAKING NEWS 1 P.M. -- Fire at Cielo Village closes Del Dios Highway at 1 p.m. Friday; Re-opens an hour and a half later...
Lucky for the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, a new fire station and the recently relocated department offices are nearby. Conspiracy theories, anyone???
In any event, these were the CHP details as reported. Updated at 8 p.m. wth Rancho Santa Fe Fire Department release on the incident.
Crews knocked down a brush fire that broke out near Cielo Village. The fire was reported shortly after 12:45 p.m. in an area near Del Dios Highway and Bing Crosby Boulevard, according to Cal Fire. Small, separate fires also broke out in the area. Authorities said the fires were apparently sparked by a passing vehicle with a malfunctioning exhaust or brake system. Below is the real-time CHP SigAlert report brought to you real-time ONLY at Ah-Ha Rancho Santa Fe News...
SMALL VEGETATION FIRES ALONG DEL DIOS HIGHWAY QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — On Friday, May 6, 2011, at 12:45 p.m., firefighters from the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, Carlsbad Fire Department, Encinitas Fire Department, and CalFire, responde to the report of a vegetation fire along Del Dios Highway just east of Calle Ambiente. When they arrived on the scene, firefighters found three small vegetation fires, covering a total area of 1.5 acres, burning along the roadway and worked quickly to extinguish the flames. Del Dios Highway was closed in both directions for approximately 2 hours between Calle Ambiente and Rancho Drive. Eight fire engines, one hand crew, one helicopter, and two battalion chiefs responded to the incident. California Highway Patrol and Rancho Santa Fe Patrol assisted with the road closure. No evacuations were ordered and there were no injuries. CalFire is investigating the cause of the fires.
-- Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District
| Structure or Grass Fire - Del Dios Hwy Just West of Calle Ambiente |
| * About 1 Mile Long Fire, All the Way Along the Roadway // Xfrd to Norcomm |
| * Brush Fire |
| * North Comm Fire Cc; Need Del Dios Shut Down at Calle Ambiente 1 End and Rancho Santa Fe the Other End |
| * CHP Unit on Scene |
| * CHP Unit Enroute |
| * Another Caller Xferred to Norcomm Advise D Approx 10 Small Fires |
| * CHP Unit Enroute |
| * 23 M: 97 at the Damn-Starting Closure There |
| * M6: Issue Sigalert-Del Dios from Calle Ambiente to Damn // Unknown Duration |
| * CHP Unit on Scene |
| * Thomas Guide Map Coordinates: 1168 1J |
