FIRECOUNCIL — Duty officer console

ALERT Human approval required. Nothing is sent to residents until you approve this warning.
Santa Margarita Santa Margarita
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Boucher Hill, looking north Boucher Hill, looking north
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Toro Peak, looking west Toro Peak, looking west
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Three HPWREN cameras, Fairview Fire, September 5, 2022. Same ignition, different directions. A mark on any one of them raises the fire alert. HPWREN (hpwren.ucsd.edu).

Fire department

Smoke, speed, and the NASA hotspot

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Smoke is marked. Moving E at 6.561 km/h. NASA FIRMS: hotspot detected. Confidence low. About 2 km from this place. Seen by VIIRS NOAA-20.

Evacuation and traffic

Which road is still open

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Ortega Highway (SR‑74) is blocked. This draft sends people on Interstate 5 (I‑5).

Public health

People who need extra help

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Extra help in San Juan Capistrano. Residents in Capistrano, bring medications and a written care plan. If you need extra help, contact Demo Care.

Roads

Ortega Highway (SR‑74)blocked.
Interstate 5 (I‑5)slow, but moving. This is the road named in the message.

Message they would get

[URGENT] Capistrano: fire approaching from the E, about 45 min away (as of 2026-10-16T19:10:00Z). Leave now via i5 (slow on camera at 2026-10-16T19:10:00Z). Bring meds, ID, pets. Official orders: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents. In danger now? Call 911. Confirm you got this: http://localhost:8080/ack/norte-replay/2026-10-16T19:10:00Z/capistrano

A Spanish version of this message is included.

Safety checks recorded: R2, R1, R3, R4, R6.