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The Trails, Westwood, and Montelena neighborhoods of Rancho Bernardo lost about 200 homes in the fires. Residents say they got very little warning from the reverse 911 system. Also, Mayor Jerry Sanders went on TV Sunday evening at 11 and said the fire would be hitting San Pasqual in the early morning, but he said nothing about Rancho Bernardo. Many people went to bed, feeling safe. Most of the warnings they received were from neighbors. Such warnings came around 4 a.m. By contrast, the reverse 911 system seemed to work in Escondido and Poway.
The Trails, Westwood, and Montelena neighborhoods of Rancho Bernardo lost about 200 homes in the fires. Residents say they got very little warning from the reverse 911 system. Also, Mayor Jerry Sanders went on TV Sunday evening at 11 and said the fire would be hitting San Pasqual in the early morning, but he said nothing about Rancho Bernardo. Many people went to bed, feeling safe. Most of the warnings they received were from neighbors. Such warnings came around 4 a.m. By contrast, the reverse 911 system seemed to work in Escondido and Poway.