As Santa Ana winds began to pick up on Tuesday, Cal Fire crews quickly halted the spread of a brush fire near Ramona at 3.5 acres.
The fire at Pamo Road and Haverford Road north of Ramona broke out shortly before 7 a.m. and was initially estimated at 10 acres.
Cal Fire tweeted that “forward progress of the fire has been stopped and firefighters are making good progress.”
The agency said one structure was briefly threatened by what was dubbed the Pamo Fire.
The blaze ignited amid a red flag warning through 6 p.m. Wednesday for East County with the National Weather Service forecasting gusts of up to 55 mph.
Updated at 9:25 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025
