ABC 10News anchor Lindsey Peña spoke to a recruit from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's 100th academy class and learned about their unconventional path to becoming a firefighter.

Amid a few fire-scorched weeks in Southern California, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will hear a presentation Tuesday on the county’s emergency preparedness and response efforts.

San Diego Fire Rescue Department Deputy Chief Tony Tosca is shown being interviewed near Cowles Mountain on Jan. 17, 2024. “This product is called Mighty Fire Breaker . It’s an EPA approved product," said San Diego Fire Rescue Department Deputy Chief Tony Tosca.

A brush fire burned half an acre Friday in the vicinity of State Route 52 and Interstate 805, near San Clemente Canyon.

With wildfires like the ones we've seen this week in Rancho Bernardo and Fashion Valley, is the City of San Diego ready for the next one?

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- Another brush fire erupted Wednesday morning in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders. The so-called Center Fire was reported at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday in the Rancho Bernardo community near Bernardo Center Drive and Camino del Norte and had the potential to burn up to 100 acres, authorities said.

An investigation has been launched into an in-custody death that happened while a man was being detained following an altercation at a downtown San Diego bar Saturday night.

A mandatory evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon after a new brush fire, named the "Friars Fire," broke out near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego.

A wind-driven wildfire sparked Wednesday morning in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego, triggering evacuation orders and warnings. The blaze, dubbed the Bernardo Fire, was reported shortly before 9 a.

Former San Diego Fire Chief Jeff Bowman, who was in charge back during the Cedar Fire of 2003, said San Diegans need to protect their homes.

San Diego Fire-Rescue operates 52 fire stations with 994 firefighters serving a growing population of nearly 1.4 million.

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies