Incident Update Border Fire
- Date:
- 01/02/2025
- Time:
- 8:37 AM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Border Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-01-01
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Otay Mountain Wilderness
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Diego
- Administration Unit
- BLM/El Centro Office
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 17
- Containment
- 5%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
CAL FIRE San Diego is at scene of a vegetation fire located in a remote area of the Otay Wilderness near Otay Mountain. The forward rate of spread has been stopped, and the fire is 5% contained.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 15
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Helicopters
- 0
- Dozers
- 0
- Hand Crews
- 4
- Other
- 8
- Total Personnel
- 92