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Officials issued evacuation orders in a rural area of the unincorporated community — in the El Monte Valley, near the base of El Capitan Mountain.

The fire is just west of El Capitan Reservoir, one of the largest in the city of San Diego’s reservoir system.

She added: “In the mail is where a lot of everyday supplies arrive for those living here. The hikers on the Pacific Crest and John Muir trails, the climbers camping on the side of El Capitan — resupply parcels are crucial for them to continue their journeys.”

In February, a group of Yosemite National Park staffers hung a giant, upside-down American flag — a symbol of distress — from the side of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite monolith, to protest the cuts.

The wild sequence of events started when deputies received a report of a “suspect exhibiting odd behavior” on Wednesday at El Capitan Canyon Resort.