Julian News

Banner Fire Acres burned: 5,321 Containment: Fully contained Location: Off Banner Grade, south of Highway 78, east of the community of Julian Start date: May 24, 2012 2:09 p.m. Cause: Equipment-related, under investigation SHELTER VALLEY - Crews battling a wildfire that blackened about 5,300 open acres east of Julian got the sprawling burn area ... (more)

A wildfire that has blackened more than 5,000 acres east of Julian is expected to be fully contained late Tuesday, authorities said.

Fire prevention is more than just a seasonal activity; it is an awareness for us to have at all times.A As examples of this, the recent Arizona wildfires have devastated large areas of wilderness in that State, along with homes that were in the path of the fire.A Just this past week here in Southern California, a wildfire burned very close to the ... (more)

More than 950 firefighters were working Sunday toA contain a wildfire that has burned nearly 5,400 acres east of Julian since Thursday afternoon.

The Banner fire east of Julian in northern San Diego County is 90% contained after charring 5,321 acres, Cal-Fire said Sunday afternoon.

Ground crews with air support are surrounding a stubborn wildfire that has burned through 4,100 acres of grass and brush in rural San Diego County.

A wildfire in Gila National Forest burned through more timber and brush lands as it forced the evacuation of residents living near a privately owned ghost town in southwestern New Mexico, officials said.

Firefighters are trying to get ahead of a stubborn wildfire that has charred 3,100 acres of tinder-dry grass and brush in San Diego County.

This Tuesday, May 22, 2012, photo, provided by David Thornburg shows a plume of smoke rising from the Whitewater fire burning in the Gila Wilderness east of Glenwood, N.M. Fire managers said the blaze had charred more than 10,000 acres before merging Wednesday afternoon with the nearby 11,500-acre Baldy fire.

Full control of the Banner Fire in the Shelter Valley area, about 9 miles east of Julian, is expected by Wednesday.

As smoke from a massive blaze in the southwestern New Mexico wilderness spread across the state Friday, health officials as far away as Albuquerque and Santa Fe warned residents to limit outdoor activity over Memorial Day weekend due to growing air-quality concerns.

Cal Fire officials said the blaze, the largest in the county this year, was 20 percent contained by sunrise.

A brush fire east of Julian in northern San Diego County has burned 150 acres and is growing rapidly, according to Cal-Fire. The fire broke out about 2:30 p.m. in the Cigarette Canyon area.

A fast moving wildfire prompted firefighters to order the evacuation of about 100 homes in the far East County, officials said Thursday.

The brush fire east of Julian in northern San Diego County, now called the Banner fire, has burned 1,000 acres and has a "rapid rate of spread" toward the Anza-Borrego desert,according to Cal-Fire. Cal-Fire has 20 engines, 200 firefighters, and air tankers and air-drop helicopters on the scene and an order has gone out for more firefighters and ... (more)

Authorities say a fast-growing wildfire is threatening homes in the sparsely populated community of Shelter Valley east of Julian in San Diego County, forcing evacuations.

Authorities say a fast-moving wildfire east of Julian in San Diego County has grown to 300 acres in less than two hours and forced the evacuation of about 100 homes.

Cal Fire/San Diego County Fire Authority is on scene of a 15-acre brush fire off Banner Grade on Cigarette Hill east of Julian.

Upated at 3:10 p.m. May 19, 2012 A woman was killed Saturday in a single-motorcycle crash on state Route 78, east of Julian, according to the California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire.

Julian was born on September 5, 1940 in San Francisco, California to Elizabeth Velarde, in 1970 in San Jose, CA.