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Steele Fire Burns Five Acres, Triggers Mandatory Evacuations Near Rancho San Diego

Authorities are performing door-to-door evacuations with Steele Canyon High School set up as a temporary shelter

Fire (10)
Smoke billows into the air from a brush fire in Jamul, July 9, 2025.

Overview

  • The blaze ignited on Star Acres Drive just north of State Route 94 around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday and reached five acres within ten minutes.
  • Cal Fire crews are fighting the vegetation fire, which they named the Steele Fire, and report a moderate rate of spread threatening nearby structures.
  • Mandatory evacuation zones have been imposed north of Campo Road and southeast of Jamacha Road as sheriff’s deputies conduct door-to-door alerts.
  • Steele Canyon High School has been designated as an evacuation site for residents displaced by the fire.
  • Dry summer conditions in southern San Diego County’s wildland-urban interface continue to heighten fire danger and challenge containment efforts.