Border 2 Fire
| Border 2 Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires | |
 The Border 2 Fire burning on Otay Mountain, California. | |
| Date(s) | January 23, 2025 2:31 p.m. (PST) |
| Location | Otay Mountain, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32°35′41″N 116°50′37″W / 32.5947°N 116.8437°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Status | Ongoing wildfire |
| Perimeter | 10% contained as of January 24, 2025, 5:33 pm (PST) |
| Burned area | 6,625 acres (2,681 ha; 27 km2; 10 sq mi) |
| Impacts | |
| Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Evacuated | 7,000[2] |
| Structures destroyed | Unknown |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
  Location in Southern California | |
The Border 2 Fire is a wildfire currently burning in the Otay Mountain area of San Diego County, two miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border. It is part of the Southern California wildfires of January 2025. The fire started around 2:30 pm PST on January 23, 2025, amid a strong Santa Ana event[citation needed], and is located in parched chapparal and rugged terrain, allowing the fire to grow rapidly.[3] As of 1:37 p.m. PST on January 26, the fire was 6,625 acres (2,681 ha) and 10% contained.[4]
Background
[edit]Despite many smaller brush fires igniting on Otay Mountain throughout the years following the Harris Fire of October 2007, which burned a significant portion of the Otay Mountain Wilderness, much of the area had not seen significant fire activity since, leading to a glut of overgrown native chaparral in the area which allowed the current fire to burn aggressively.[citation needed]
Progression
[edit]The fire, named the Border 2 Fire due to it being the second fire of significance to ignite near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2025, started at around 2:30 pm PST and proceeded to burn 600 acres atop Otay Mountain through much of the afternoon at "dangerous rate" of spread.[5] Throughout its first night, it displayed extreme fire behavior as it exploded to several thousand acres due to the wind and inaccessible terrain.[6] This growth prompted mandatory evacuations of rural communities north, east and west of the fire area, including parts of Chula Vista and Jamul.
Cause
[edit]As of January 26, 2025, the cause of the fire is under investigation.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Border 2 Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ Selig, Kate (26 January 2025). "Update from Kate Selig". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ City News, Service (23 January 2025). "Wind-Stoked Wildfire Erupts in Otay Mountain Area, Now at 4,250 Acres". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Border 2 Fire: Incident Update on 01/26/2025 at 1:37 PM". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ Nguyen, Thao; Cann, Christopher; Ortiz, Jorge (24 January 2025). "Recap: Crews battle Border 2 Fire near Otay Mountain for second day". USA TODAY. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Gregorio-Nieto, Brenda; Smith, Danielle; Page, Eric (24 January 2025). "Recap: Crews battle Border 2 Fire near Otay Mountain for second day". NBC7 San Diego. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
This article incorporates text from https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/23/border-2-fire, a public domain work of the Government of California.
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