Junior Fire Patrol
Junior Fire Patrol Saves the Day 1946 1946-At about 3:30 p.m the captain of the Junior Fire Patrol, Virgil Jump noticed a small fire adjoining the LaFrance residence. So he…
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Junior Fire Patrol
Life in the 2000-2015
Life is full of growing pains in the new millennium. The 2003 Cedar Fire changed the life of Crest as we saw it for the next decade as residents rebuild.…
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Life in the 2000-2015
2003 Cedar Fire
The Cedar Fire Devastates Crest - October 26, 2003 On October 26, 2003 disaster strikes the Crest community. The Cedar Fire, a human-caused wildfire driven by Santa Ana winds, resulted…
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2003 Cedar Fire
The 1948 Suncrest Fire
Fire swept through the ridge community of Suncrest 4 miles east of El Cajon, July 11, 1948. The fire, which at one time threatened to be major, miraculously spared nearly…
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The 1948 Suncrest Fire