The Rancho Bernardo fire map shows the spread of the wildfire so far in San Diego County. Reports of the blaze, originally called the Center fire, were given before 9 AM PT on Wednesday, January 22, according to 10News. The California brush fire began near Bernardo Center Drive and Camino del Norte, and while it is relatively small now, officials from the San Diego Fire Department posted on X that it has the potential to spread over 100 acres. Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in the area. Here’s the latest update on the Bernardo fire in San Diego today.
What is the Bernardo fire map in San Diego now?
[Update] The Bernardo fire map has shrunk according to a status update at 12:23 PM PT. The forward progress of the blaze has been stopped and evacuation orders have been lifted.
[Original] As of Wednesday at 10:43 AM PT, the Bernardo fire has burned approximately 4 acres according to Cal Fire. But it is growing quickly, with San Diego Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Dan Eddy saying that it has burned over 7 acres at 10:52 AM PT.
Three zones are under mandatory evacuation orders, while another three are under an evacuation warning. Plumes of black smoke can be seen in videos posted by the SDFD as helicopters attempt to slow the spread of the fire by deploying retardant via air drop in the area.
A temporary evacuation point has been established at 12080 Carmel Mountain Road at Carmel Mountain Plaza.
Several major roads have been closed due to the fire with San Diego Police shutting down the I-15 at Camino del Norte, Paseo Montanoso at Avenida De Los Lobos and Camino del Norte, and Bernardo Center Drive at Camino del Norte. Staff and children at Rolling Hills Elementary School and Rancho Bernardo KinderCare have been evacuated.
According to CBS8 local news, one person with burn injuries from the fire has been transferred to a hospital.
Another red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in San Diego that will be in effect until 8 PM PST on Thursday. It warns that winds moving northeast from 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph will be moving through the mountains, valleys, inland Orange County, and the San Gorgonio pass.
On Tuesday, San Diego firefighters were battling the Lilac fire, which has burned 85 acres but is at 90% containment. While the Palisades and Eaton fires are still burning in Los Angeles, they have also been mostly contained,
