Encinitas Fire Department
Encinitas firefighters fill the boot for MDA
Muscular Dystrophy Association Executive Director Tanya Berg thanked Encinitas Fire Department Battalion Chief Terence Chiros, for the firefighters who worked the Fill the Boot Drive...
Local firefighters get ready for fire season
The first part of fire season is almost here, to be closely followed by the Santa Ana phase. With nearly 76 percent of California residents...
Local firefighter wounded in Las Vegas mass shooting
An Encinitas firefighter was one of the nearly 530 people injured when a gunman killed 59 people at a Las Vegas concert, the worst mass...
City taps Mike Stein as new fire chief
The city has appointed acting fire Chief Mike Stein to the position of fire chief effective immediately, according to a city issued press release....
Two men fall off Encinitas bluff playing Pokémon GO game
Two men were taken to Scripps La Jolla Trauma Center after Encinitas lifeguards and firefighters rescued one man off of a bluff around E Street...
Firefighters extinguish tree fire that spread to rooftop
A single unit from the Encinitas Fire Department responded initially to a report of a tree on fire around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday...
Cart catches fire at Botanic Garden
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, a 12-passenger shuttle providing service to visitors at San Diego Botanic Garden caught on fire on the road in the South...
Body of man found after smell of natural gas at residence
ENCINITAS — The body of Brent Kenneth French, 47, was found on the morning of May 22 at a residence on the 200 block of Florita Street....
Firehouse Subs makes donation to fire department
ENCINITAS – To help fill in some of the funding gaps in the city’s firefighting budget, Firehouse Subs, using funds from its Public Safety Foundation,...
Cyclist hit by motorist on 101
ENCINITAS – Emergency services responded to a call Monday afternoon of a vehicle versus a bicyclist....
Emergency response times quicken in Olivenhain
ENCINITAS — Battalion Chief Dismas Abelman drove along a narrow, windy road in Olivenhain in a white truck....
Firefighters respond to grease fire call
ENCINITAS – No injuries were reported following a grease fire at the El Callejon restaurant Thursday morning....
Open house for Fire Prevention Week will address kitchen fires
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Fire Department will celebrate National Fire Prevention Week on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with an open house...