Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego area now fully surrounded

10.07.2025    Times of San Diego    3 views
Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego area now fully surrounded

The Steele Fire in Jamul grew to acres in roughly an hour Wednesday Photo courtesy of Cal Fire San Diego via Alert California Crews working to contain the blackened burn zone of a wildfire that charred dozens of acres this week while threatening homes and forcing evacuations near Steele Canyon High School completed the task Thursday Firefighters had the -acre burn zone of the blaze fully surrounded by firebreaks as of p m Thursday roughly hours after the fire erupted off Star Acres Drive near Steele Canyon Road in Rancho San Diego according to Cal Fire It took ground crews and personnel in air tankers and water-dropping helicopters about two hours to halt the spread of the blaze dubbed the Steele Fire The northeast-moving flames caused no disclosed structural damage or injuries but prompted bureaucrats to temporarily clear residents out of rural neighborhoods east and north of State Course south of Jamacha Rd Willow Glen Dr and the Cottonwood Golf Club and west of the eastern reaches of Steele Canyon Golf Club As of Thursday morning there appeared to be no more flames or smoldering embers in the areas that burned Cal Fire Capt Robert Johnson revealed By then agents had lifted all evacuation orders and warnings

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