Brush fire burns off state Route 78 at edge of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Smoke rises over Felipe Fire in Shelter Valley Thursday Photo courtesy of Cal Fire San Diego via Alert California A slow-moving brush fire has burned around acres east of Julian according to Cal Fire San Diego The blaze dubbed the Felipe Fire is now approximately acres with a moderate rate of spread Cal Fire noted on social media that it has the anticipated to be an extended attack circumstance There are no reports of structural threats but Caltrans announced that all lanes of state Trail east of San Felipe Road have been closed as firefighters work to extinguish the flames Ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters fought the blaze which was moving over steep and rugged open land mentioned Cal Fire Capt Robert Johnson The fire is burning on the western edges of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the remote population of Shelter Valley City News Utility contributed to this review