Ramona, CA

Firestorm 2003      Sunday, Nov. 2, Holly Oaks subdivision, Ramona. Ritchie Road in Wynola. Thank you sign on Hwy 67 from Mark McAnelly, owner of Southwest Landscape. San Diego Country Estates at the end of Baron Mesa, Sunday morning, Nov. 2, in Ramona. More ... Emergency Preparedness... Where to Go? What to Take? by Ruth Lepper      What would you take with you in the event of being told to evacuate your home? That answer depends, in part, on how much advance notice you have to get ready. Many residents in Country Estates were awakened during the night or the early morning hours and told to evacuate. More ... More Photos by Darrel Kinney      SDCE resident watches helplessly as fire consumes a home on Cerro Vista. Firefighters douse the flames that destroyed barns at the Equestrian Center on Gunn Stage in San Diego Country Estates Puerta La Cruz teams on the ridge at the northeast end of Hanson Lane Firefighters face a flareup in Wynola... More ... Fire Statistics Increase Daily by Ruth Lepper      Fourteen lives were lost and more than 275,000 acres and 1,500 dwellings have been burned in the Cedar fire. And the figures are rising every day. More ... Supervisors Ratify Emergency Proclamation for Fires, Approve Permit Fee Waivers by Joe Naiman      The Board of Supervisors added three off-docket items to their Oct. 28 meeting before ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency for San Diego Firestorm 2003, allocating $100,000 to the Red Cross to serve fire victims, and waiving permit fees to rebuild structures lost in the fires. More ...