As the sun has begun to set, the winds have calmed, and air tankers are flying overhead almost constantly now. Cal Fire has shifted their concentration from a fire to the south. They are picking up fire retardant at the Ramona airport and are flying over Escondido lined up as they make their runs over the San Marcos fire located just southwest of Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM). A VLAT (very large air tanker) DC-10 is being used as part of the fire suppression effort. There are also multiple helicopters dumping water on the fire.
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.
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A while ago, discarded bottles were added to the Wikipedia article on forest fires as an additional cause.