From misused space heaters to misguided cooking attempts, home fires are one of the most common disasters to hit the inside ...

that you can download that app, that you can sign up for alerts on it or anything else," Dan Eddy, San Diego Fire's Assistant Chief of Operations, said, emphasizing the importance of the app.

Branden Silverman said responding to a fire and determining evacuation needs ... Susan Lee, who signed up for the alert app Nixle, did not get any alerts specific to her west Altadena neighborhood ...