Poomacha Fire
| Poomacha Fire Incident Information: | |||
| Last Updated: | November 9, 2007 6:30 am | ||
| Date/Time Started: | October 23, 2007 3:13 pm | ||
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE / San Diego County Operational Area | ||
| County: | San Diego | ||
| Location: | Hwy 76, Pauma Valley | ||
| Acres Burned: | 49,410 acres | ||
| Containment | 100% contained - 49,410 acres | ||
| Structures Destroyed: | 138 homes, 1 commercial property and 78 outbuildings have been destroyed. | ||
| Injuries: | 15 firefighter injuries have been reported. | ||
| Cause: | The fire cause was released as a structure fire spreading into the vegetation. The cause of the structure fire is undetermined. | ||
| Cooperating Agencies: | San Diego Sheriff | ||
| Total Fire Personnel: | 379 (137 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Fire crews: | 7 (2 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Engines: | 13 (4 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Helicopters: | 2 | ||
| Dozers: | 1 | ||
| Water tenders: | 4 | ||
| Costs to date: | $20.6 million | ||
| Major Incident Command Team: | Cleveland National Forest will assume command on November 9 at 6:00 pm. | ||
| Conditions: | The Poomacha Fire has joined with the Witch Fire to the south. Residents can get the latest information about the status of the fires by visiting the County of San Diego's Emergency Web site at www.sdcountyemergency.com. Residents should call 2-1-1 for all non-emergency calls related to this fire. Residents may also call the City of San Diego Community Access Phone at 619-570-1070 for additional fire information. | ||
| Phone Numbers | (619) 590-3160 (Poomacha Fire Information) | ||
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