Encinitas Fire Safe Council hosts preparedness workshop
ENCINITAS — Nearly 30 years after the Harmony Grove Fire largely spared Olivenhain — destroying three homes before shifting Santa Ana winds pushed the blaze...
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Wildfire near Fallbrook 100% contained; no structural damage reported
RAINBOW — A wildfire that burned dangerously close to homes in the rural northeastern reaches of San Diego County reached 100% containment after spreading over...
Fast-moving Ramona wildfire prompts evacuations, road closures
RAMONA — A fast-moving wildfire near Ramona Mountain tore across hundreds of brushy acres Wednesday, threatening rural homes and forcing evacuations. The blaze erupted for...
Del Dios residents, officials push to raise Lake Hodges
DEL DIOS — As the water level at Lake Hodges remains low, neighbors fear what could happen if a wildfire tears through their valley again,...
Camp Pendleton-area wildfire 100% contained
CAMP PENDLETON — Firefighters have contained the smoldering remnants of a week-long wildfire that blackened large swaths of open terrain on Camp Pendleton and the...
Camp Pendleton fires burn more than 1,700 acres in less than a week
CAMP PENDLETON — Firefighters continued battling a wildfire Tuesday that has burned more than 1,100 acres on and around Camp Pendleton, marking the second major...
Op-ed: Carlsbad needs action, not more analysis, on wildfire risk
As a retired fire chief, former elected official, homeowner and Firewise community volunteer, I left the recent discussion on Carlsbad’s wildfire risk disappointed — not...
Vista Fire continues work with homeowners to reduce wildfire risk
VISTA — The Vista Fire Department is preparing to inspect thousands of properties for compliance with defensible space guidelines in the coming months, as part...
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...
De Luz wildfire 90% contained
DE LUZ — A wildfire that blackened 24 open acres in a remote section of northern San Diego County was 90% contained by Thursday morning....
Encinitas advances plans for new Olivenhain fire station
OLIVENHAIN — The Encinitas City Council this week approved a $400,000 contract with PBK Architects Inc. to design a new Fire Station 6 in Olivenhain,...
Op-Ed: Harmony Grove could be a deathtrap in the next wildfire
As a former firefighter and deputy chief with the Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove Fire Department, and a 40-year resident of Harmony Grove, I have witnessed and/or...
Wildfire erupts on grounds of Camp Pendleton
CAMP PENDLETON — A brush fire spread across open terrain on the grounds of Camp Pendleton today, blackening scores of acres but posing no immediate...