Commentary: Don’t wait for flames to demand change
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that tore apart Los Angeles County. These fires killed 31 people, destroyed...
fire prevention
Vista, fire district set vegetation management rules to prevent fires
VISTA — The City of Vista and the Vista Fire Protection District adopted new vegetation management and defensible space ordinances this month to decrease local...
Fire fees to blaze through San Diego again
REGION — The State Board of Equalization has resumed billing about 800,000 California property owners, thousands of which live in San Diego, for a fire...
Fire prevention fee ignites lawsuit, opposition gets watered down
RANCHO SANTA FE — The state of California is billing some San Diego property owners for fire prevention fees, despite more than a year of...
Open house shares live demonstrations and fire prevention tips
OCEANSIDE — The firefighter training grounds were open to the public to view firefighting demonstrations and learn fire prevention tips May 5....