The county board votes 4-0 to enhance fire defense, including adding a new $20M helicopter, amid rising concerns over wildfire risks.

A wildfire in the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded early Friday morning over thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area and triggering school closures as well as likely power shutoffs for tens of thousands of people.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:58 a.m. in San Diego County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:04 p.m. in San Diego County. Sawday Fire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

Nearly half of San Diegans are renters and have certain legal rights if their home is destroyed by natural disasters like wildfire.

Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon and quickly prompted evacuations, which have since been lifted. The Gilman Fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, not far from Interstate 5 and UC San Diego's campus.

Firefighters are racing to contain a fast-growing brush fire in San Diego County, while other blazes continue to burn throughout the region as Southern California inches closer to its first significant rainfall in more than nine months.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — People can help provide aid to communities affected by the Los Angeles wildfires by dining at a handful of restaurants in San Diego County. Eight establishments have ...

Former San Diego Fire Chief Jeff Bowman, who was in charge back during the Cedar Fire of 2003, said San Diegans need to protect their homes.

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 5:58 a.m. in San Diego County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the ...