Border 2 Fire
| Border 2 Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires | |
| Date(s) | January 23, 2025 2:31 p.m. (PST) |
| Location | Otay Mountain, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32°35′41″N 116°50′37″W / 32.5947°N 116.8437°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Status | Extinguished |
| Burned area | 6,625 acres (2,681 ha; 27 km2; 10 sq mi) |
| Impacts | |
| Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Evacuated | 7,000[2] |
| Structures destroyed | Unknown |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
 Perimeter of Border 2 Fire (map data) | |
  Location in Southern California | |
The Border 2 Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Otay Mountain area of San Diego County, two miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border. It is part of the Southern California wildfires of January 2025. The fire started around 2:30 pm PST on January 23, 2025, amid a strong Santa Ana event,[3] and was located in parched chaparral and rugged terrain, allowing the fire to grow rapidly.[4]
Background
[edit]Despite many smaller brush fires igniting on Otay Mountain throughout the years following the Harris Fire of October 2007, which burned a significant portion of the Otay Mountain Wilderness, much of the area had not seen significant fire activity since, leading to a glut of overgrown native chaparral in the area which allowed the current fire to burn aggressively.[citation needed]
Progression
[edit]The fire, named the Border 2 Fire due to it being the second fire of significance to ignite near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2025, started at around 2:30 pm PST and proceeded to burn 600 acres atop Otay Mountain through much of the afternoon at "dangerous rate" of spread.[5] Throughout its first night, it displayed extreme fire behavior as it exploded to several thousand acres due to the wind and inaccessible terrain.[6] This growth prompted mandatory evacuations of rural communities north, east and west of the fire area, including parts of Chula Vista and Jamul.
Cause
[edit]As of January 26, 2025, the cause of the fire is under investigation.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Border 2 Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ Selig, Kate (January 26, 2025). "Update from Kate Selig". New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "Border 2 Fire map: Blaze with 'dangerous rate' erupts at California's Otay Mountain". Yahoo News. 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ City News, Service (23 January 2025). "Wind-Stoked Wildfire Erupts in Otay Mountain Area, Now at 4,250 Acres". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Nguyen, Thao; Cann, Christopher; Ortiz, Jorge (24 January 2025). "Recap: Crews battle Border 2 Fire near Otay Mountain for second day". USA TODAY. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Gregorio-Nieto, Brenda; Smith, Danielle; Page, Eric (24 January 2025). "Recap: Crews battle Border 2 Fire near Otay Mountain for second day". NBC7 San Diego. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
This article incorporates text from https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/23/border-2-fire, a public domain work of the Government of California.
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