Another Fire in Mira Mesa

Today we had a little excitement as another brush fire ignited just 1/2 mile from our house. We were never in danger, but two fires near us within a month is very unusual.

This time the winds and terrain were somewhat against us as we were down wind and uphill from the fire. Luckily, the wind was light and there was a lot of space (i.e., other people's houses) between the fire and us. We were still treated to a show as no less than three helicopters and three fixed wing planes fought the fire as well as numerous firefighters on the ground. From the local news, the fire got within 20 yds of two houses.

I first saw the smoke around 530pm as I drove home. It wasn't too near us and wasn't too big yet so I wasn't worried. As we ate dinner we could here the fire helos pass overhead as they shuttled between the fire and the Miramar lake resevoir. One of our neighbors called us to ask about the fire and so we decided to take a walk after dinner and see what we could see. I took a couple of photos and a neat little video of a plane dropping fire suppressant. Here's some of the photos:

Dominic thought it was a blast, but was a little disappointed that he could not see any firetrucks. They all chose routes to the fire that did not take them by us. He did have a good time watching the helos.

Its supposed to be a bad year for fires. Last year was wet and so the undergrowth grew up. This year was dry and so everything is brown an flammable.

DominicsDad