SEE SMOKE? CONTROL BURNS TODAY AND TOMORROW...

For the next two days (November 9-10, 2010) CAL FIRE will be burning brush piles on the Corte Madera Ranch South of Pine Valley. Smoke will be visible from throughout the Eastern portions of San Diego County. Weather permitting the burn will begin at approximately 10 am and completed by 2pm. This is an ongoing Vegetation Management Plan.

Check out (and bookmark!) CALFIRE SAN DIEGO'S Blog & Twitter

Deerhorn thanks SD CalFire Batallion Chief Nick Schuler, Captain Mike Mohler, and Specialist Roxanne Provaznik.  

These are the people who post timely information via Blogspot and Twitter: Red Flag warnings, weather conditions, wildfire incidents, safety reminders...  

When San Diego CalFire is dispatched to a wildfire, the post short, current updates via Twitter.  Later details (and photos) are posted on the CalFire SD blog. 

Look back through their archive of postings at the bottom, and bookmark this site.

Here's a sample of their most recent posts:

• 11/01: CAL FIRE WARNS OF DONATION SCAM...
• 10/27: NO BURN PROCLAMATION (SANTA ANA WINDS)...
• 10/20: CALFIRE NOW ISSUING BURN PERMITS:  PROCEDURES AND REQ'S

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST 11/4/2010

TODAY: Gusty east winds and low humidities
Very warm, dry w/15-25 mph winds, gusts to 35-40 mph in mountain passes. Strongest winds are in Riverside & San Diego County mountains. Relative humidities in the teens with poor recovery overnight.
Friday cooler with a slight increase in humidites.
Saturday/Sunday humidities increase significantly west of the mountains as Pacific Trough moves across SoCal. Marine layer will reach valleys and foothills Saturday night with drizzle possible by Sunday morning.
Sunday night: another trough will keep a deep marine layer in place through Monday morning.

The October rains have extended and enhanced our blooms.  I came across this one this morning: Epilobium Canum (hummingbird fuschia).  I'm going to try and start some divisions for closer by.

Epilobium Canum: Hummingbird Fuschia
Near Elena Lane

LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS

SD County Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD) Board
(2 seats)
J. R. 'RANDY' TERRY --- 2095 --- 36.06%
LOU RUSSO --- 1888 --- 32.50%
DANIEL IGNOSCI --- 1827 --- 31.45%

Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary School District Board
(3 seats)
JIM DOWLING --- 1288 --- 28.71%
MARCIA SPURGEON --- 1179 --- 26.28%
THOMAS KNEPPER II --- 1015 --- 22.63%
CYNDY HOFFMANN --- 1004 --- 21.38%

Full Election Results at the Registrar of Voters site: http://www.smartvoter.org/ca/sd/