Camp Pendleton issued a mandatory evacuation for DeLuz housing, the wounded warrior battalion, and Lake O’Neile camp due to the fire near the Fallbrook naval weapons station.
The “Fire Creek,” which erupted Wednesday night near Fallbrook, forced the evacuation of at least 7,000 residents.
The southwestern part of the state is under red flag warning (warm, dry, windy conditions) until Thursday at noon.
Strong winds have peaked and will weaken “slowly but surely,” according to the San Diego National Weather Service
It is common for utility companies to approve a public safety power outage (PSPS) to prevent equipment from causing a fire during these weather conditions.
Utility company San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) has preemptively cut off power to 6,797 customers, while 24,725 customers are under warning.
Southern California Edison (SCE) shut down power to 19,216 of its 5 million customers and another 155,368 are considered. According to the SCE website, no customers in San Diego County will be affected.