San Diego boosts wildfire readiness with $15M helicopter plan
The county board votes 4-0 to enhance fire defense, including adding a new $20M helicopter, amid rising concerns over ...
La Jolla, Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo fires started from homeless encampments
Three fires that broke out in San Diego last week started from homeless encampments, the San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team ...
Ohio forestry crews arrive in California to help in wildfire outbreak
Macey has been with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry for 13 years, and says he goes on trips ...
After nearly a week, 6,625-acre Otay Mesa brush fire declared fully contained
Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...
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San Diego fires challenge families caring for loved ones with cognitive impairments
As wildfires force evacuations across San Diego, experts warn that the chaos can be especially harmful to people with ...
Video captures rescue of 100-year-old woman during Eaton Fire evacuation
Body cam footage recorded from sheriff’s deputies captured the moment they rescued a 100-year-old woman during frantic ...
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires ...
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Border 2 Fire evacuations lifted
As of Thursday, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 96% surrounded, ...