Firefighters are battling a brush fire that erupted in the steep hillside terrain of Pala Friday evening, prompting evacuations in northern San Diego County, authorities said.

Evacuation orders have been changed to evacuation warnings in San Diego County according to a post on X from the San Diego Sheriff's Department.

A 300-acre wildfire burning near the Riverside and San Diego county border prompted evacuation warnings on Friday evening, which have since been lifted. The blaze was first reported at around 5:30 p.m. off of Henderson Road, just north of SR-76 and I-15 near the Pala Casino Spa Resort, according to Cal Fire.

Hundreds of firefighters are currently on the scene working to combat any fire growth, a spokesperson for USDA's Forest Service told Newsweek on Saturday.

Firefighters are working to extinguish a growing brush fire that erupted north of state Route 76 in North County, according to Cal Fire.

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Evacuation orders and warnings were in effect for areas of San Diego County as a brush fire burned in "steep" and difficult-to-access terrain on Friday.

The Juniper Fire in the Mount Shasta Subdivision is forcing some residents to evacuate and threatening structures between Interstate 5 and Highway 97.

The "Crossing Fire" was reported near the intersection of Lower Ranch Road and Petes Crossing near Aguanga, California around 2 p.m. on May 20. Firefighters eventually contained the fire a day after it broke out. According to Cal Fire, one outbuilding was destroyed, and two firefighters were taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Juniper Fire initially started 3:10 p.m. May 28 in Siskiyou County. It has burned 49 acres after being active for three days. A crew of 105 firefighters has been working on site and, as of Saturday morning, they managed to contain 75% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.