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July 16, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – Cal-Fire is on the scene of two small fires, both caused by lightning. The Henderson Fire, on Indian Head Peak in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is two to three acres. Firefighters and a helitack crew have cut a containment line around the blaze. A second blaze, the Cougar Fire, is burning on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation and is less than an acre in an area with heavy fuel.
Air tankers are keeping the spread of the Cougar fire in check while fire crews hike into the remote location at the top of Cougar Canyon on Hot Springs Mountain. The fire was spotted by a Cal-Fire Air Tactics Plane at 3:55 p.m. , said Roxanne Provaznik of Cal-Fire.
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