Escondido Fire Department

Everyone should check their smoke alarms twice a year at the start and end of daylight savings! Change your clocks tonight before going to sleep and test your smoke alarms. Check the date too. If it is older than ten years, replace it! NEED HELP? If you need assistance obtaining and/or installing smoke alarms in your home, visit www.fire.escondido.org and follow the link to the San Diego Red Cross "Sound the Alarm" program or our "Smoke Alarms for Senior Citizens" program.... EVERY home in Escondido needs to have working smoke alarms!

A vegetation fire started at 3:05 pm today in the area of Bear Valley Road and Royal Crest Drive. The fire has been contained at about 1/4 acre. Bear Valley Road is closed in both directions in that area to protect water supply lines and the firefighters who will be working for about another hour mopping up hotspots. As a reminder, Alert Wildfire cameras can be viewed at http://www.alertwildfire.org/sdge/ Are you ready for wildfire? Visit https://www.readyforwildfire.org/... #wildfire #preparedness #escondido See more

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH #BeReady - Download the SD Emergency app to your Android or iPhone to get hazard information, emergency maps and updates, shelter locations and more in the palm of your hand. www.readysandiego.org/SDEmergencyApp

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH Disasters can happen anywhere, anytime. Be prepared, even on the go. Have an emergency kit in your car with nonperishable food, water, a first aid kit, extra face coverings, hand sanitizer and other important items: www.readysandiego.org/BuildaKit #beready

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH Don’t be caught off guard by a disaster. Register with AlertSanDiego to get evacuations and important information to your cell phone and email during a disaster in your area www.readysandiego.org/alertsandiego #BeReady

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH If you only had 15 minutes to evacuate, do you know what you would take with you? Get a list of items and start building your own emergency kit at www.readysandiego.org/BuildaKit #beready

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH The simplest of actions today, can have the greatest impact tomorrow. Talk with your family and loved ones about your emergency plan, ask a friend if they can be your emergency contact or practice your evacuation plan with your family or roommates. www.readysandiego.org/make-a-plan #BeReady

Never Forget. #escondidofire #neverforget #escondido

The NWS issued a RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am today through 6 pm Sunday. This CAL FIRE video explains what that means. You can also visit this webpage for an interactive map that can zoom in on San Diego County's Red Flag Warning area: https://www.fire.ca.gov//red-flag-warnings-fire-weather-w/ This page also has helpful reminders on preventing wildfire starts.

The US National Weather Service San Diego California has posted a RED FLAG WARNING for this weekend. Have a Plan, Be Prepared. #redflagwarning #haveaplanbeprepared #ReadyForWildfire

At 1:50 a vegetation fire started in the area of Rockwood Road, Sprucewood Lane and Vista Monte Avenue. Firefighters reported power lines down and several acres burned. With assistance from CAL FIRE, the fire spread has been stopped and the fire is contained with hose lines at about 5 acres. All aircraft has been released. Firefighters will be on scene mopping up until the fire is completely controlled.

Six Escondido Firefighters assigned to an OES Brush Engine Strike Team are on their way home after being relieved last night by a replacement crew. This group (Strike Team Leader, Strike Team Leader Trainee, and Engine Crew) were able to get a good night’s sleep last night and hit the road back home with the rest of the strike team members. They were deployed on 8/14, worked three days at the Lake Fire, then three days at the Hosler Fire, then seven days at the River Fire and then three days at the Sheep Fire. They should be back home by this evening. The replacement crews on the OES brush Engines are on the fire line today at the Sheep Fire and will likely be in Northern California for several more days. #welcomehome #escondidofire #CaliforniaWildfires

Personal Computers Do you know what items to have ready in case of an #evacuation? The essential P’s are a handy way to remember those emergency items, like personal hard drives containing your important documents. Look back at our previous posts to see more or visit CAL FIRE's Ready for Wildfire website: https://tinyurl.com/y4fak49z

Pictures Once your #evacuation kit is ready, you can’t forget to also set aside cherished family items. Pictures are included in the essential P’s of evacuating, along with prescriptions and important papers, because some things just can’t be replaced. Learn more at CAL FIRE's Ready for Wildfire website: https://tinyurl.com/y4fak49z