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Wildfire near La Presa contained

By Lara McCaffrey / Social Media Strategist,  Brenden Tuccinardi / Web Producer,  Alexander Nguyen / Multimedia Producer, North County
Published October 31, 2024 at 2:18 PM PDT
This story was published more than 1 year ago.
A map shows the evacuation area for a wildfire in La Presa on Oct. 31, 2024.
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A map shows the previous evacuation area for a wildfire in La Presa on Oct. 31, 2024.

Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. More information will be added when details become available.

A rapidly moving wildfire has ignited near La Presa early Thursday afternoon. An evacuation order was issued and later lifted according to a spokesperson from the San Miguel Fire Department.

San Miguel Batallion Chief Andrew Lawler said the fire had been contained after growing to roughly 12 acres by about 2 p.m. Thursday.

For details on evacuation area, please see the county's live Emergency Map.

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Lara McCaffrey
As social media strategist, Lara McCaffrey is responsible for connecting and engaging with our social media audiences. Prior to joining KPBS, Lara worked as a freelance journalist for San Diego CityBeat, HerMoney, OK Whatever, Out There podcast and more. She also interned for Psychology Today and reached millions of readers as a senior content creator at digital media company 101 Network. Lara has a master's in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's in political science from University of California, San Diego.
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Brenden Tuccinardi
Brenden Tuccinardi is a web producer at KPBS. He is responsible for writing web stories, copy editing and updating the station’s website. Prior to joining KPBS, Brenden was an assistant English teacher in Madrid, Spain. Before that, he served as Editor in Chief of The Daily Aztec, San Diego State’s independent student newspaper.
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Alexander Nguyen
As a North County multimedia producer, Alexander Nguyen creates content for all of KPBS' platforms, including the web and social media.

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