UPDATE 4 p.m. Saturday:
The Park fire, which firefighters kept to 23 acres, was declared 100 percent contained by Cal Fire around 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
The fire started about 12:45 p.m. Friday near the Lake Morena County Park near Campo.
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A wildfire of unknown origin blackened about 30 acres Friday in a rugged, hilly area near Lake Morena County Park.
The blaze in the Campo-area preserve erupted about 12:45 p.m., according to Cal Fire.
Ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters fought the blaze, which posed no immediate structural threats, said Kendal Bortisser, a fire captain with the state agency.
Sheriff's deputies visited homes in the area to alert residents about the fire and advise them to monitor the situation in case evacuations became necessary.
By 2 p.m., firefighters had halted the spread of the blaze. They remained in the area in the late afternoon, dousing hot spots and making sure smoldering embers would not ignite more vegetation, Bortisser said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
