Academy Fire initially started 2:58 p.m. May 16 in San Diego County. It has burned 49 acres after being active for 17 hours. By Saturday morning, 90% of the wildfire was brought under containment.

San Diego County’s fire department contracts with Cal Fire to staff its fire stations, but the county supplies and owns the apparatus. Fire officials in the region and beyond say they are seeing ...

According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.

San Diego County just got a lot redder. Most cities in the region saw an increase in land labeled a “very high” fire hazard, according to new maps released by Cal Fire Monday. This comes as ...

San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire reported this week in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire ...

Wildfires are a year-round threat in San Diego County, but some top firefighters in the region and county leaders say corporate greed is threatening your fire safety. “Fire agencies, both here ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire officials have released an updated fire hazard severity zone map for communities across the state. The new map, which ...