Engine 58 (Gordon Tamplin, Rex Hambly, Phillip Hoover, Corey Adams, and Jarad Palmer) were first on scene initial attack resource with Engine 56 (Jim Mitchell, Matthew Pecos, Cruz Armendariz, Zack Damon, Cody Kalopp) close behind. 

What began as a reported structure fire was in fact a vegetation fire which quickly spread up a dry wash and climbed grass covered hills, located on both privately owned land and a game reserve managed by Calfornia Department of Fish and Game, FWS Fire Captain Gordon Tamplin became the Incident Commander, while Engine 58 took the left flank and 56 on the right. With the help of the US Forest Service and Cal Fire on-scene, the fire was fully contained within 10 hours.
  

Cal Fire engines soon arrived and assumed command. Cal Fire and the San Diego County Fire Authority deployed about 100 firefighters, 17 engines, two hand crews, and one bulldozer on the ground. Four air tankers and four helicopters dropped water utilizing the Otay Lakes Reservoir which assisted the ground crew in containing the fire. The fire ultimately burned about 184 acres, mostly on the State-managed Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve. No refuge lands were burned.  

 

The FWS Fire staff was satisfied in how they responded to the emergency, and proud to be first on-scene to protect their partner’s resources surrounding the refuge. Gibson and Wade commented later that evening that they were glad to have seen the fire crews in respond so professionally and quickly to an active fire and determined that both crews are well-prepared for the upcoming fire season.