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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Inciweb: Rice Wildland Fire - 7,500 acres - 10%

Rice Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 45 MIN. AGO

Summary

This fire has burned 7,500 acres in Rice Canyon in Northern San Diego County and is 10 percent contained. 206 homes, 2 commercial properties and 40 outbuildings have been destroyed. 1,500 homes are threatened currently. 35,000 people have been evacuated from the communities of Fallbrook and Deluz Canyon. Camp Pendleton and Oceanside are threatened. One firefighter injury has been reported. 723 firefighters are assigned to this fire under unified command including 723 CAL FIRE staff. Rice Fire Information Line (619) 590-3160.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	10/22/2007 at 0416 hrs.
Location	Rice Canyon, Clearwater Rd. Fallbrook
Incident Commander	George Morris / Bill Metc

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,095
Size	9,000 acres
Percent Contained	20%
Estimated Containment Date	10/28/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved	Chaparral (6 Feet)Grass and Brush
Fire Behavior	Fire spread has slowed due to decrease in winds. Fire is still making isolated runs due to low fuel moistures.
Significant Events	Made good progress with perimeter control and structure protection. Evacuation orders still in effect for Fallbrook and outlying areas.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Protect structures, establish and hold control lines.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Containment Target	With increase in resources and favorable change in weather conditions, will most likely meet containment date.
Remarks	The fire still has potential for increased growth. ICP will be moved to O'neill Lake Campground at Camp Pendleton in time for 10/25/07 morning briefing. 35,000 evacuees from the Fallbrook and DeLuz area. Will be re-evaluating current evacuation orders this evening.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	5 mph NE
Current Temperature	90 degrees
Current Humidity	12 %

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