Overview

• Since igniting June 17 off El Monte Road, the Monte Fire has consumed 1,051 acres and reached 90% containment by June 22.
• Cal Fire’s workforce grew from 153 to over 720 personnel battling the blaze in steep brush below El Cajon Mountain.
• Authorities evacuated residents from rural neighborhoods north of El Monte Road, east of Hazy Meadow Lane, south of Featherstone Canyon Road and northwest of El Capitan Reservoir.
• Three firefighters sustained minor injuries during operations and no structural damage has been reported.
• Temporary shelters at a Camino Canada Walmart and animal refuges at Dianne Jacob Equestrian Park and South Shelter remain open during the ongoing investigation into the blaze’s origin.