Overview

• The brush fire ignited near Jamacha Boulevard and Doubletree Road on Friday afternoon, quickly being named the Lodge Fire.
• Mandatory evacuations cover neighborhoods around Doubletree Road and Barbit Road, with sheriff’s deputies conducting door-to-door notifications.
• Cal Fire estimated 20–30 acres burned within minutes and warned of potential expansion to several hundred acres.
• More than 150 responders with helicopters and air tankers are attacking the blaze, and a temporary evacuation site is open at Skyline Church, 11330 Campo Road in La Mesa.
• The National Weather Service issued heat advisories and cautioned about gusty winds as live aerial footage showed flames near residential areas.