Cal State University San Marcos and nearby homes evacuated due to brush fire

Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version Share this

East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts

April 5, 2026 (San Marcos) – The #MoreeFire in San Marcos has led to evacuations, including the California State University San Marcos Campus.  

Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued. As this is a rapidly changing situation, check the Genasys Map for the current evacuation zones: 

CSU San Marcos sent this emergency alert:  “Main Campus Evacuation - DO NOT exit campus via Campus View and La Moree. Follow all police instructions. Do not come to campus."

A Temporary Evacuation Point is open at Mission Hills High School located at 1 Mission Hills Court, San Marcos, CA 92069, per San Diego Sheriff on X.

The fire began midafternoon in dense vegetation and has burned approximately two acres. Firefighters are making good progress and forward spread has been halted, but evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect as of 4:45 p.m.

Sign up to receive free East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts via email here:  https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wild-fire-alerts.  You can also follow EastCountyAlert on X.

 


Error message

Support community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting -- not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine's local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region.