Evacuations lifted after brush fire in Fallbrook

FALLBROOK, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fire­fight­ers have stopped the for­ward rate of spread of a veg­e­ta­tion fire in Fall­brook that prompt­ed a road clo­sure and led to evac­u­a­tion orders and warn­ings for com­mu­ni­ties in the sur­round­ing areas.

Crews with the North Coun­ty Fire Pro­tec­tion Dis­trict and Cal Fire respond­ed to the fire in the 5000 block of S. Mis­sion Rd. near Bon­sall around 3 p.m. South Mis­sion Road was closed in both direc­tions as crews worked to put out the fire.Smoke advi­so­ry issued as brush fire ignites in Camp Pendle­ton

The fire, dubbed the “Mis­sion Fire” by NCFPD, was ini­tial­ly report­ed to be approx­i­mate­ly two acres. At 7:51 p.m., the fire is at 21 acres and 50% con­tained, accord­ing to Cal Fire.See real-time road con­di­tions on the FOX 5/KUSI Live Traf­fic Map

The for­ward rate of spread was stopped around 4:10 p.m., accord­ing to an update by NCFPD on X, for­mer­ly Twit­ter. 

Evac­u­a­tion orders and warn­ings were issued for cer­tain areas. Both have since been lift­ed.

Accord­ing to Cal Fire, evac­u­a­tion orders are issued in zones where there is an imme­di­ate threat to life. The zones under evac­u­a­tion orders are closed to pub­lic access.

Mean­while, evac­u­a­tion warn­ings are issued for areas where there is a poten­tial threat to life and/or prop­er­ty. Peo­ple in these areas, high­light­ed in yel­low on the emer­gency map, and who need more time to evac­u­ate and those with pets and live­stock are urged to leave imme­di­ate­ly.

Cal Fire said struc­tures on Sweet­grass Lane and La Cana­da Road were threat­ened by the fire. Images cap­tured by SkyFOX/KUSI in the Sky show flames burn­ing close to homes and oth­er build­ings.

Check the San Diego Coun­ty emer­gency map for updates. 

The cause of the fire is still under inves­ti­ga­tion.