Otay Mtn: Border Fire 58 06222024 (UPDATE)
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Published 2024-06-22
LOCATION: Otay Mtn Wilderness Area
AREA/CITY: San Diego County
DETAILS:
An unknown cause of fire broke out on the mountain’s west side. At 4:50 p.m., the fire had burned approximately 100 acres and was 0% contained. Calfire firefighters and aircraft are battling the fire as it climbs the mountain.
Five helicopters, two fixed-wing prop planes, and two large jets were brought in. The Jets are from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. They have been dumping fire retardant along the west side of the fire to stop it from possibly heading toward the State Prison and County jails.
The terrain is rough, with steep uphills and deep canyons. No injuries have been reported at this time. There are several endangered species of plants and animals in the wilderness area.
UPDATE: The fire burned 138 acres.
All Comments (21)
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another great video Doug! Thank you
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This is going to be a long fire season. Fires have been going crazy all over the US.
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Bless our firefighters 🙏
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I think we all know how a fire starts in otay mountains… some of our friends from the south.
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Doug. Keep it up. Thank You
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Awesome footage, Doug !!
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Doug is a cool guy
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Considering this will be one of many this season, here's to hoping the fires are contained quickly and leave less fuel for one big fire to really send it again.
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I feel it’s going to be a bad year unfortunately😕 All this over grown dry brush and heat is a waiting inferno.
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Luckily the lake is right at the foot of the mountains. The helicopters would dip down, scoop the water then climb and circle around to drop it. They are very proficient at this and have it down to a science
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Thanks for posting this! Was wondering where all the smoke was coming from.
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Great video Doug! I saw it from a little further away. Not to crazy about breathing in all that smoke & ash. Gonna be a long hot summer once July / August rolls around. Do you know if the FF helicopters get their water from the Otay reservoir?
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The Skycrane’s make great drops. The US needs to manufacture new firefighting aircraft. The super scoopers are 40 years old. I know CalFire is outfitting C-130’s but there has to be something better.
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Well so much of preserving them vernal pools
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What type of scanner do you use???
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Well at least they were giving the fire hell with all the air support
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They need to make a firefighter video game
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Does anyone know the cause of the other fire?
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Is every fire near the border called the border fire?
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I can't imagine how this fire started in the middle of nowhere.
