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.

Henderson Fire broke out on Friday evening near the Pala Shooting Range. It has grown to182 acres. Residents in Temecula have reported seeing smoke.

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.

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.

A fast-moving brush fire erupted near Frazier Park on Thursday afternoon, prompting a swift joint response from the Kern County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service. Fueled by dry conditions and strong winds,