San Diego County, California · Wildfire
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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 boxed in 75% of its edge; the other 25% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 4 days ago. About 584 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.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.
This Afternoon
85°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
68°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Sunday
86°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 to 20 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
69°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 to 20 mph W · 3% chance of rain
Monday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 15 to 20 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:34 p.m. CDT.
About 584 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $3 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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