Cal Fire Captain Robert Johnson said about 10 structures were threatened, but none had suffered any damage as of late Tuesday night. Evacuation orders are still in place.

The fire was reported Tuesday afternoon, June 17, near El Monte Rd in Lakeside in East San Diego County and quickly led to evacuations for nearby residents.

LAKESIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Monte Fire burning near Lakeside has grown to 868 acres, but it remains only 25% ...

The Cedar Fire taught some hard lessons and brought many improvements to the fire departments that faced it. San Diego had off-duty firefighters ready to work but did not have enough fire engines ...

CAVANAUGH: This year will mark the 10th anniversary of San Diego's Cedar Wildfire. Anyone who was here in 2003 will not be able to forget that raging fire which darkened the sky for day ...

When the 2003 Cedar fire erupted into what was then the largest fire in state history, it exposed weaknesses in the county’s firefighting abilities. Communication between agencies was fractured.

Click here to view on YouTube. On October 27, 2003, the Cedar Fire continued to rage in San Diego County for the third day. News 8 photojournalist Ann Marie Spaulding captured reactions from ...

Twenty years after the Cedar fire ripped through Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in eastern San Diego County, there is a lot more sunshine and a lot less birdsong. The dappled shade of tall conifers ...

San Diego County was under a red flag warning with humidity less than 10% on the night the Cedar Fire erupted. Extreme fire behavior amid rough terrain in the overnight hours made the firefight ...

On top of the lives lost and homes and businesses burned to the ground, the economic loss to San Diego County from the Cedar Fire has been estimated at $204 million.

and we’ve been through that in San Diego,” San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Babler said. The Cedar Fire in 2003 was also fueled by the Santa Ana winds. It burned 280,000 acres and ...

The Cedar Fire that charred a path across San Diego County 20 years ago has left an imprint on our county and taught officials valuable lessons on how to prepare for future disasters. Ray Chaney ...