In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.
The county board votes 4-0 to enhance fire defense, including adding a new $20M helicopter, amid rising concerns over wildfire risks.
Nearly half of San Diegans are renters and have certain legal rights if their home is destroyed by natural disasters like wildfire.
Death toll rises to 29
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Breaking: New wildfire reported in San Diego County on Jan. 25
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Deaths from Los Angeles-area wildfires rise to 29
Los Angeles Fires: Death toll rises to 29, over 16,000 buildings destroyed
The death toll from the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has risen to 29. One person died in hospital over the weekend as a result of the “Palisades’’ fire on the western edge of Los Angeles,
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.
Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.
A new fire broke out on Otay Mountain, near the US-Mexico border, on Thursday, January 23, sending plumes of smoke skyward.Live footage captured by ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego’s cameras shows the blaze which has a “dangerous rate to spread”.
Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon and quickly prompted evacuations, which have since been lifted. The Gilman Fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, not far from Interstate 5 and UC San Diego's campus.
Scores of residents were urged to flee as fast-moving fires hurtled through bone-dry brush in Bonsall and Mission Valley Tuesday
A group of scientists from San Diego just happened to be off the coast of LA when the fires started, and what they found could affect us months or even years from now.
California lawmakers have introduced a bill to implement voter identification requirements in response to President Donald Trump’s demand for the state to reform how it holds elections to unlock wildfire aid.
Public utilities can collect hundreds of millions of dollars in profits directly through fees on electric bills. Critics say it's excessive
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