Nixon Fire Spreads Rapidly Near Northern San Diego County, Prompting Evacuation Warnings

SAN DIEGO—An out-of-control wildfire in the southern reaches of Southern California Riverside County has grown to over 4,900 acres, prompting evacuation warnings in the northeastern reaches of the San Diego area, authorities reported on July 31. The blaze erupted about 12:30 p.m. July 29 in the area of Richard Nixon Boulevard—hence dubbed the Nixon Fire—and Tule Peak Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD). The agency said numerous engine and hand crews—numbering over 250 personnel—from the county, Cal Fire-San Diego County, and other agencies were sent to the location and encountered flames burning at a “dangerous rate” to the southeast through medium brush....