San Diego County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1,234 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
52
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$4.9M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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The Thorn Fire is a wildfire near San Diego County, California. It has burned about 1,234 acres (about 935 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 52 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 20th at 8:00 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 to 20 mph W · 3% chance of rain
Tonight
73°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 15 to 20 mph W · 3% chance of rain
Tuesday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 15 to 25 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 25 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
89°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 4% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 20th at 8:03 a.m. CDT.
About 52 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $5 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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