WITCH FIRE SAN DIEGO

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***UPDATE*** 10-24-07
Residents of our community were allowed to return to their homes today. Thankfully most of us here in 4s have been spared!

In the video, you see the fire go right up to the wall of the firestation..and it stopped there. All the homes off Four Gee Road were untouched.

I will post a video update sometime tomorrow of our neighborhood. Check back soon...



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This is filmed at my home in 4s Ranch, a suburb of Rancho Bernardo.

All 36,000 residents of Ramona have been ordered to evacuate because of a wind-driven brush fire.
So far it has burned at least 5,000 acres.
Evacuees ae being asked to go to Mira Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Road or Escondido High School, 1535 N. Broadway, according to the American Red Cross.
The shelter at Poway High School has been closed.
Highway 78 in the area of the fire was closed, as was Old Julian Highway between Ramona and Santa Ysabel.
Highway 79, north of the reservation, was also closed and traffic was
being re-routed to Highway 76.
The Witch fire is one of two in San Diego County and seven in Southern California, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency for San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Another wind-fueled brush fire in rural southern San Diego County that has grown to 14,000 acres killed one person today and injured 17 others, including four firefighters hospitalized in serious condition.

This footage is in front of my home. You will see a firestation right across the street as well as a field to the right of it. The fire completely takes over the field and starts towards the firestation.

More info at

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: October 22, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Author: ryanremigiodotcom

Length: 00:03:14
Rating: 4.43
Views: 924379

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Video Comments:
ThrashEmerica (November 30, 2008 at 1:29 pm)
i was really sad for people who lost their homes...but it finished just in time for my birthday
sdchambers89 (October 14, 2008 at 7:54 pm)
holy crap this was a living hell. i went outside (house in 4s ranch) and the sky was all red and the winds were 65 MPH. i was in the car with all our stuff and the car almost tipped over cuz of the winds.
AyeITSgio (October 12, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
i remember fireweek in lovely our lovely san diego
showmeyotittays (September 10, 2008 at 3:54 am)
I live in the Escondido/San Marcos area so the skies here were only dark grayish at the very most. It was so eerie...every place was closed and nobody was out so all of San Diego was like a ghost town.
jashdbfkabdskg (September 7, 2008 at 7:56 pm)
dude how come u didnt leave?!?! ere i was it looked like doomsday haha
rsoto33 (July 24, 2008 at 12:32 am)
i remember that i lived in Spring(Sprung Valley)Valley.Me and the Fam was moving out of SD through all that damn smoke. they had the 5 and the 15 CLOSED. it was so damn hard to get out, but we made it safe and sound all the way to Montana. Yep BIG SKY COUNTRY!!
Klushys (July 22, 2008 at 8:55 pm)
I was freaked out when i had to evacuate from my house. =(
goldenchocolate (March 19, 2008 at 8:32 pm)
wow thats crazy
AVillianProductionz (March 19, 2008 at 6:20 pm)
why did the sky turn red??

i dont get it.....im from Canada...:S
ZeroWheels (June 19, 2008 at 1:11 am)
When the sun light goes through the smoke it looks red. I live in San Diego and the sun looked bright red through the clouds