VIDEO: A vegetation fire off 2100 block of Las Posta Road burned 23 acres near the rural East County community of Campo before crews got it under control, according to Cal Fire. While officials originally stated the Posta Fire was burning at a rapid rate of spread and was threatening multiple structures, they downgraded those warnings at about 1:15 p.m. saying the buildings were out of harm’s way and that the fire was now spreading slowly, and by 3:15, they said forward progress had been halted completed.
An evacuation warning was issued north and south of La Posta Road, east of La Post Truck Trail and west of La Posta and Miller Valley roads. That warning has since been lifted. Firefighting aircraft have been spotted in the area making retardant drops, and nearly a dozen fire trucks and their crews were spotted at the scene by Sky Ranger 7. The fire was located on the grounds of the Mountain Warfare Training Facility Camp Michael Monsoor, a Navy installation.
Public Affairs Officer Jay Delarosa told NBC 7 that no training was taking place at the time of the fire. He also said that there were only a handful of people on site at the facility, where service members work on survival and military field skills and tactics. The spokesman demurred when asked what kind of ordinance might be used on site. No structural damage or injuries were reported. The cause of the blaze was under investigation, Johnson said.
