Nearly 1,000-acre brush fire prompts evacuations in rural East County

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A fire from a car crash that spread to brush on Monday has reached 903 acres, prompting evacuations near Jacumba Hot Springs.

The brush fire, dubbed as the McCain Fire, occurred on Interstate 8 on McCain Valley Road north of Boulevard, Cal Fire San Diego posted on X , formerly known as Twitter, at 3:58 p.m.

The fire is spreading at a moderate rate, according to firefighters.

The image below shows the county’s emergency map :

An evacuation warning (yellow) means there’s impending danger to your life or property while an evacuation order (pink) is that there’s an immediate threat to your life and you need to leave right now, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

DeAnza Springs Resort was one of 150 structures threatened by the McCain Fire, according to authorities.

A temporary evacuation shelter has been set up at Golden Acorn Casino at 1800 Golden Acorn Way in Campo. Firefighters advise those in the fire area who feel threatened to leave immediately.

The person hurt in the car crash is the only injury reported at this time. That person was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, fire officials said.

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