Del Mar, Solana Beach name joint fire chief, establish management deal
DEL MAR — The cities of Del Mar and Solana Beach are blazing a new path via a shared management agreement to operate their respective...
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Del Mar, Solana Beach agree to split costs for interim fire chief
DEL MAR — The Del Mar City Council agreed on Tuesday to share costs for the interim fire chief that will serve both Del Mar...
Solana Beach, Del Mar appoint interim fire chief to serve both cities
SOLANA BEACH — A new interim fire chief has stepped forward to serve Del Mar and Solana Beach as the two cities work toward a...
Solana Beach police, fire, lifeguards give public safety update
SOLANA BEACH — Fire, law enforcement, and marine safety personnel in Solana Beach shared public safety statistics from 2025, highlighting ongoing community engagement, regional collaboration,...
Solana Beach, Del Mar explore new fire service options
SOLANA BEACH — The fire departments in Del Mar and Solana Beach are analyzing new options for how to manage their fire services going forward,...
Encinitas Fire to exit service agreement with Solana Beach, Del Mar
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Fire Department is planning to withdraw from a 15-year cooperative fire management services agreement with the departments in Solana Beach and...
Solana Beach nets new fire truck with Measure S funds
SOLANA BEACH — The Solana Beach Fire Department is moving forward with a much-needed fire truck replacement using $1.7 million in funds from the city’s...
Encinitas Fire Chief Stein to retire next month
ENCINITAS — After more than 29 years serving as a professional firefighter, the last seven as head of the Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar...
Solana Beach ceremony honors veterans
Over a dozen white doves scattered over the periphery of La Colonia Park on Nov. 11, as residents gathered to remember and honor the country’s...
Dr. Charles F. Brass: Solana Beach physician to early movie stars
Thanks to her dad, Dr. Charles Frederick Brass, Louise Abbott spent many of her younger years in Del Mar hanging around such celebrities as Desi...
Family seeks answers, possible damages in Cardiff landscaper’s tragic electrocution death
Family members of Moises Hernandez Sr., who was electrocuted while trimming a tree in Solana Beach, plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against San...
Firefighters rescue dog from steep bluff
When it comes to saving animals, local firefighters recently demonstrated they aren’t limited to rescuing cats from trees....
High fire score could mean low insurance rates
Solana Beach property owners may soon get a break on fire insurance thanks to the efforts of the city’s firefighters....
Open house offers fire safety tips, kits and demos
SOLANA BEACH — Halloween safety kits, sidewalk CPR training, face painting, food and live music were all part of an Oct. 25 Solana Beach Fire...