All Evacuation Orders Have Been Lifted - Wednesday, October 31:

San Diego County officials announce all evacuation orders are now lifted, and residents may return home. The La Jolla Reservation, Palomar Mountain community area, and the Highway 76 corridor are now open, but only to residents and people who work in businesses in those area. The Cleveland National Forest remains closed.

Evacuation Orders Which Have Been Lifted - Saturday, October 27:

The Following Communities Near the Witch fire are now open:
The area is specified by a box created by:
Areas north of San Pasqual Valley Road and Hwy 78
Areas east of North Lake Wohlford Road and Valley Parkway
Areas west of Black Canyon Road and Sutherland Road
Areas south of Canal Road
Cleveland National forest is still closed for recreation purposes.

ALL EVACUATION ORDERS ARE LIFTED FOR THE HARRIS FIRE -
The following areas are newly opened:

Carveacre Region

Lawson Valley Region

Jamul Region

This also includes the following previously reopened areas:

Potrero Region

Tecate Region

Dulzura Region

Barrett Junction Region

Engineer Springs Region

Deerhorn Valley Region

Indian Springs Region All of these areas are open to residents only.

The following road closures still in effect due to road work:

Highway 94 at Barrett Smith East

Highway 188 and Highway 94
For additional information on the Harris Fire contact Harris Fire Info Line at 619-449-1462 or at the CAL FIRE website at www.fire.ca.gov

FALLBROOK -
Residents from Fallbrook may now return home, EXCEPT those living on Reche Road and Live Oak Park Road. Reche Road and Live Oak Park Road REMAIN CLOSED because of downed power lines.

DULZURA - Residents Only INDIAN SPRINGS and PROCTOR VALLEY - Residents Only ENGINEER SPRINGS and BARRETT JUNCTION - Residents Only Residents must enter from West side of Highway 94. Many areas of Highway 94 reduced to one lane. Highway 94 at Barrett Smith East remains closed for roadwork

DEERHORN VALLEY - The community of Deerhorn Valley is now open for RESIDENTS ONLY. Residents must enter from West Side of Highway 94. Honey Springs Road is closed to traffic just North Deerhorn Road.

DEL DIOS - All Del Dios residents may return to their homes. This includes all areas including Del Dios Highway and the community of Del Dios.

Evacuation Orders Which Have Been Lifted - Friday, October 26:

RAINBOW -
Rainbow area now opened:

I-15 to the west

Valley Center to the east

Old Castle Road to the south

Riverside County to the north

JULIAN -
All Julian residents and residents of the Wynola, Cuyamaca and Pine Hills communities may return to their homes.

PALA AREA -
Evacuation notices have been lifted for the Pala area; Rancho Heights area; Pauma Valley/Highway 76 corridor west of Valley Center Road at I -15; and the areas south of Lake Wohlford including the Bear Valley and the Guejito Ranch. These areas are open to residents and local businesses only.

FALLBROOK (PARTIAL) -
Further partial lift of Fallbrook evacuation order. Rainbow Glen Road in Fallbrook is now open to residents with I.D., along with the following ancillary roads:

Ranchbrook Road

Aspen Road

Sumac Summit

Rosa Rancho Lane

Lookout Mountain

SPRING VALLEY, JAMACHA -
All of Spring Valley and Jamacha are open for reentry.

BONTIA, SUNNYSIDE -
Evacuation notices partially lifted for Bonita and Sunnyside. The following areas of Bonita-Sunnyside are open for reentry.

Areas north of Chula Vista

Areas east of Chula Vista and San Diego

Areas west of Hwy 125

Areas south of Jamacha Blvd

The following areas of San Vincente are partially open for reentry.

Areas north of Interstate 8

Areas east of Poway

Areas west of San Diego Country Estates

Areas south of Highway 67

Carveacre is still under a mandatory evacuation order. Japatul Road is still closed at Dehesa/Tavern Road. Japatul Valley Road south of Interstate 8 is closed.

DE LUZ, OAK CREST ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK -
Residents from the De Luz area and the Oak Crest Estates Mobile Home Park can now return to their homes.

DEHASA-HARBISON -
The following areas of the Dehasa-Harbison area are open for reentry:

All areas north of Willow Glen Drive

All areas east of El Cajon

All areas west of South Grade Road and Tavern Road

All areas south of Interstate 8

POWAY -
Evacuation orders for people who live along the Highway 67 between the Poway city limits and Maple View Street have been lifted.

WILDCAT CANYON ROAD -
People who live in and around Wildcat Canyon Road, south of the Barona Indian Reservation, are also being allowed to go home.

WESTERN JAMUL -
County emergency operations officials say ID's will be checked before anyone is allowed into the area. Residents can use Highway 94, but closures are in effect at Lyons Valley Road, the Skyline Truck Trail, Honey Springs Road and Otay Lakes Road.

Evacuation Orders Which Have Been Lifted - Thursday, October 25:

RAMONA (FULLY LIFTED), FALLBROOK (PARTIALLY LIFTED) -
Ramona residents will be allowed to return to their homes as of 7:15 p.m. today, via the following routes of reentry only:

Highway 67 from Poway

Highway 78 from Julian

Fallbrook officials have announced that at 8:00 p.m. Thursday night most of Fallbrook will re-open to residents. Areas of Fallbrook that will not open are north of East Mission Rd. and east of Interstate 15 to Gird Rd. Major access into Fallbrook will be via Highway 76 and South Mission Rd

RANCHO SANTA FE -
Residents of Rancho Santa Fe can reenter their homes, with the exception of Del Dios Highway and the community of Del Dios.
Reentry access with be limited to residents only on the following streets:

Las Colinas

El Mirador

La Valle Plateada

El Vuelo

Zumaque

El Sicomoro Street

POTRERO AND TECATE -
Citizens residing on Otay Lakes Road to Thousand Trails may return to their homes. Citizens residing in the community of Tecate may return to their homes; the Tecate Border Crossing remains closed.

SAN DIEGO -
All residential areas of the city of San Diego are now open and available for repopulation. The exception is the fire-damaged La Terraza condominium complex at 10878 Poblado Road.

NORTH RANCHO BERNARDO –
All areas of north Rancho Bernardo along the east side of Interstate 15, north of Paseo Del Verano Norte and the community of Westwood are now open for access to RESIDENTS ONLY.

SAN PASQUAL VALLEY -
In addition, access to city of SD areas in the San Pasqual Valley are still limited by ongoing road closures near the intersection of San Pasqual Valley Road and Old Milky Way.

WILD ANIMAL PARK –
The San Diego Zoos Wild Animal Park is ready to reopen to the public after three days of closures due to the recent wildfires and clean up and recovery efforts. While the Park is ready, roads leading to the facility are still not accessible to the public. When access on Highway 78 is cleared to open by CalTrans the Wild Animal Park expects to be operating.

ESCONDIDO –
All areas within the City of Escondido previously evacuated have been re-opened to residents.

4S RANCH –
The County of San Diego has lifted the evacuation order its portion of 4S Ranch. All of 4S Ranch is now re-opened to residents.

HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER -
The mandatory evacuation on Helen Woodward Animal Center and the surrounding Rancho Santa Fe area was lifted just before 8:00a.m.

FALLBROOK –
The County of San Diego has lifted the evacuation order for parts of the Olive Hill area in Fallbrook. All residents that have access to their homes from Highway 76 to Burma Road. IDs will be checked All other areas in Bonsall, south of Highway 76 are open and require no check-in.
Fallbrook residents wanting to know whether they can return to their homes should call the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce at 760-725-5845.

CAMP PENDLETON –
Camp Pendleton officials have announced that Serra Mesa residents can return to their homes. Camp Pendleton officials have announced that the San Onofre Gate is now open for all traffic.

Basilone Road is also open to traffic from the San Onofre Gate to the southern end of 52 Area at the School of Infantry.

Military members have been permitted to return to Las Flores 41 Area, and the Las Pulgas Gate has been reopened to outgoing traffic. Las Pulgas Rd. is open westbound to Stuart Mesa Road, and remains closed from Stuart Mesa Road to Camp Las Pulgas 43 Area.

Evacuation Orders Which Have Been Lifted - Wednesday, October 24th:

HIDDEN MEADOWS/MOUNTAIN MEADOWS -
Evacuation notices for the communities of Hidden Meadows and Mountain Meadows have been lifted. Residents who have evacuated the area are allowed to return to their homes.

RANCHO PENASQUITOS -
Evacuated areas in and around Rancho Penasquitos have just been reopened, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Residents can now return to the area bounded by State Route 56 on the south, Rancho Bernardo Road on the north, Interstate 15 on the east and Rancho Santa Fe Farms Road on the west.
Rancho Penasquitos, 4S Ranch, (city of San Diego section only) and Santa Luare.

ESCONDIDO -
Escondido officials are now allowing residents to re-enter the Sonata and Sierra Linda neighborhoods. Residents will be required to show identification to re-enter the Sierra Linda area. Unfortunately, those whose houses have been damaged or destroyed will not be allowed inside their homes.
All other evacuated areas in Escondido are still closed to residents due to the possibility of shifting winds and fire flare ups. An updated Evacuation Zone Map is posted on the City's Web site.
Residents are advised to continue to check the City of Escondido Web site, www.escondido.org for information about when they will be able to return home. In addition, a Return Home Hot Line has been set up specifically to provide re-opening information for Escondido residents only at 760-839-6262.

RANCHO BERNARDO -
Mayor Sanders has announced that residents in the Northeastern section of Rancho Bernardo on the border of the City of Poway are being allowed to return to their homes. This area had been under a mandatory evacuation order which has now been lifted. The area announced for repopulation is:

SOUTH of Paseo del Verano North

EAST of Pomerado Road

NORTH of Espola Road

WEST of the City of Poway

West Rancho Bernardo:

SOUTH of Rancho Bernardo Road, west of Interstate 15, east of Rancho Santa Fe Farms Road and north of Highway 56.

Returning evacuees are asked to be patient as officers/deputies will check identification to ensure that individuals who are returning, are, in fact, residents of those areas.

Police say there will be traffic tie-ups in the affected areas.

DEL MAR HIGHLANDS/CARMEL VALLEY AREA -
County officials lifted the evacuation orders for Del Mar Highlands and Carmel Valley, authorities announced.

OTAY MESA -
The Otay Mesa Voluntary Evacuation has been lifted.

DEL MAR -
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has begun allowing people back into two areas previously evacuated due to the Witch fire, according to spokeswoman Monica Munoz.

Del Mar Heights and Carmel Valley that encompasses south of the city limits, west of Rancho Santa Fe Farms, east of Interstate 5, north of Highway 56

South of Via de la Valle, west of Interstate 5, north of Torrey Pines State Beach

South of Beeler Canyon Road, west of Sycamore Canyon Road, east of Interstate 15 and north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

POWAY -
For the past 24 hours the City of Poway has had assessment teams in evacuated areas to determine the extent of the damage, and whether areas are safe for residents to return. Except for the High Valley Area, The City of Poway is now re-opened, and residents are welcome to return to their homes. The access route to return to the City is the I-15 to Poway Road. High Valley Area: Residents who access their homes using High Valley Rd or Crocker Rd, cannot return.

Homes that are accessed through Hwy. 67 cannot return even though the evacuation is lifted for them because Hwy 67 is closed. Unfortunately, they will have to wait until Hwy. 67 is reopened. Hwy. 67 is closed in both directions from North of Scripps Poway Parkway, all the way to Ramona. Can check 511 for road updates or get updates from www.poway.org

CHULA VISTA -
The City of Chula Vista has lifted all evacuation notices within the city. Residents who evacuated are allowed to return to their homes.

SOLANA BEACH -
The City of Solana Beach has lifted all evacuation notices within the city. Residents who evacuated are allowed to return to their homes.

CARLSBAD SOUTH -
Voluntary evacuations have been canceled for Carlsbad south of Palomar Airport Road.

NORTH COUNTY EVACUATIONS LIFTED -
Mandatory Evacuations have been lifted in San Marcos for San Elijo Hills and Coronado Hills.

SCRIPPS RANCH -
South of Beeler Canyon Road, west of Sycamore Canyon Road, east of Interstate 15 and north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.