At one point, more than 500 residents were under evacuation orders and evacuation warnings, many from the Butterfield Ranch campground.
By Sunday morning, the fire was estimated to be nearly 3,000 acres. And, by Sunday evening, the fire had grown to its current size of 5,184 acres. NBC 7 s Omari Fleming has more details on the fire burning in Shelter Valley.
Those evacuated were sent to Agua Caliente Campgrounds on 39545 Great Southern Overland Stage Route, where the Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties had set up a temporary evacuation site.
The Red Cross said Sunday that at least 120 Southern Fire evacuees were utilizing its emergency shelter services.
Several Scripps Health hospitals have been affected by a cyberattack that was detected Saturday.
San Diego-based Scripps Health, which operates four area hospitals, has been forced to postpone some patient care - and reportedly divert some patients seeking emergency treatment - as a result of what local news outlets say is a ransomware attack.
In a statement provided to Information Security Media Group, Scripps Health says that it detected an information technology security incident late on Saturday. As a result of this cyberattack, we suspended user access to our information technology applications related to our operations at our healthcare facilities, according to the statement. While our information technology applications are offline, patient care continues to be delivered safely and effectively at our facilities, utilizing established back-up processes, including offline documentation methods.
Some appointments were being canceled on Sunday and Monday as a result of the breach. We are working on how best to notify these patients about the need to reschedule, a statement from Scripps said.
The San Diego County Office of Emergency Services (OES) said ambulances were being diverted from Scripps facilities to other hospitals in the area but that it was a precautionary measure.
Scripps said that outpatient urgent care centers, Scripps HealthExpress locations and their emergency departments remain open for care.
Local law enforcement and the appropriate government organizations were notified of the cyberattack, Scripps Health said.
The OES said their cybersecurity professionals were actively investigating.
Updated on May 2, 2021 at 6:50 pm
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Scripps Health confirmed Sunday their technology servers were hacked overnight, forcing the health care system to switch to offline chart systems and causing a disruption to their patient portals.
Scripps did not provide any information on how the cyberattack occurred or state exactly what systems were affected by the breach.
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The health care system said they suspended access to their patient portals and other technology applications related to our operations at our health care facilities, but stressed that patient care continues using established back-up processes, including offline documentation methods.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – In honor of Earthquake Preparedness Month in California, San Diego County’s Office of Emergency Services reminded residents today not to get caught off guard and have a plan for how to protect themselves in the event of an earthquake.
The announcement followed a magnitude 3.5 earthquake that struck Borrego Springs early Wednesday and caused light shaking to be felt across the San Diego region.
The temblor struck shortly after 3:50 a.m. roughly 6.4 miles south of Borrego Springs, at a depth of about 4.3 miles, according to a computer-generated report from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Reports on the USGS “Did You Feel It?” map showed light shaking could be felt across San Diego County, including in Poway, San Diego, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, El Cajon, Alpine and Jamul.