The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection yesterday sent fire engines through the Tecate point of entry into Mexico to help Mexican firefighters, or bomberos, fight a vegetation fire that had crossed the U.S./Mexican border. About 500 acres burned in Mexico, but air tankers, helitankers, and engines held the fire to only 6 acres in the Bell Valley area on the U.S. side of the border. By late in the afternoon on Sunday firefighters had stopped the spread of the fire.
A strike team of engines from the Cleveland National Forest also responded to the fire, named Border 11, but there is no report of them crossing the border.
A red flag warning is in effect for the Los Angeles and Ventura areas through Monday. The weather forecast for today for Potrero near the Border 11 fire calls for a high temperature of 97, relative humidity of 16%, and east winds of 15 mph gusting to 24.
Below is a copy of the Tweets sent out by CalFire in San Diego County on Saturday and Sunday. It was screen-captured at about 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 27.
Over here in AZ we have gone into Mexico several times. It was a bit unsettling when the armed soldiers drove by.