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[*] posted on 12-1-2003 at 08:27 PM
Tecate fire burns to 100 feet of port


http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20031130-9999_1m30...

November 30, 2003

TECATE ? The 2,500-acre Tecate fire burned within 100 feet of the port of entry here early yesterday, causing some voluntary evacuations in this community south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The threat subsided after state Department of Forestry firefighters and a fire helicopter were permitted to enter Mexico to help Mexican firefighters.

It was the second time in two days that Mexican officials have requested U.S. aid.

The fire was first reported about 5 p.m. Thursday south of Tecate Peak.

Residents of Dulzura and Barrett Junction were evacuated late Thursday. Those evacuated have returned, fire officials said.

More than 2,500 acres has burned, all in Mexico where there were no evacuation orders because the area is sparsely populated with ranches.

The cause was under investigation.

More than 100 CDF firefighters were fighting the blaze. Most of them were stationed along the border in case the fire jumped into the United States.

The fire had been fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, which have since subsided.

No containment or control date for the fire was announced.
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[*] posted on 12-1-2003 at 08:42 PM
Tecate Fire Completely Out


http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/news/2673514/detail.html

Blaze Scorches 2,500 Acres

POSTED: 9:46 a.m. PST December 1, 2003
UPDATED: 10:11 a.m. PST December 1, 2003

TECATE, Mexico -- State forestry officials said Monday that the fire in Baja California near the U.S.-Mexico border was out.

The blaze, which broke out about 5 p.m. Thursday near Tecate, Mexico, scorched about 2,500 acres before firefighters controlled it about 6 p.m. Sunday, said California Department of Forestry Capt. Robert Ramirez.

A check of the area Monday indicated there were no hotspots, said Ramirez.

About 50 CDF firefighters were sent into Tecate, and another 72 were deployed on the U.S. side, east of Dulzura and west of Tecate Peak, California Department of Forestry officials said.

"Some of the crews were inmate crews so they couldn't go across the border," Ramirez said.

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