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.

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.

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The Juniper Fire in the Mount Shasta Subdivision is forcing some residents to evacuate and threatening structures in the area.

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 department said the forward rate of spread was stopped, and all evacuation warnings and orders were lifted.

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.