Smoke Can Be Seen in San Diego, But Fire in Mexico Poses No Local Threat, Cal Fire Reports

A blaze south of the border poses “no threat” to San Diego County as of Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire officials said.

CalFire, via social media, said the fire “is well established 3/4 of a mile south of the international border, within Mexico … currently east of Tecate.”

Firefighters, the agency said, will continue to monitor fire activity throughout the day.

Along with CalFire crews, the agency also relies upon 911 reports and information from the ALERT California network of remote cameras to assist in determining a fire’s location. Cameras are situated to monitor the border-area fire.

In addition to 911 reports and our firefighters, we use the information from the @ALERTCalifornia system of mountaintop cameras to assist us in determining a fire's location. This is the current view of where the cameras are pointed for the fire in Mexico. Link in the comments 👇 pic.twitter.com/S8xcEWHzZb

— CAL FIRE/SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) October 15, 2023