News Politics San Diego is still failing to overhaul how it manages brush to prevent fires Years after an audit called for major changes, most of its recommendations still haven't been implemented.

Finally, Coopersmith said the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department will spray what’s left with a citrus-based, eco-friendly fire retardant. Crews were clearing brush along Fairmount Avenue on Thursday.

San Diego firefighters battled three brush fires Saturday evening, including one near Poway that threatened homes. By 7:45 p.m. crews had the upper hand on all of them, even though the Poway blaze ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Multiple brush fires erupted in San Diego’s North County early Tuesday morning, prompting a fast response from firefighters and mandatory evacuations. Latest updates on the ...

Crews responded to three small brush fires overnight in northern San Diego County. The Lilac Fire, the largest of the blazes, grew to 85 acres and triggered evacuations in Bonsall, a small ...

Firefighters are working to contain a pair of brush fires that broke out along the I-15 Freeway in northern San Diego County early Tuesday morning. The first, called the Pala Fire, was reported at ...

San Diego County firefighters were working to contain the Lilac Fire, one of three brush fires that broke out early Tuesday morning prompting evacuation orders, school closures and power shutoffs ...

Wind-whipped fires keep San Diego region on edge, with more Santa Anas on the way Scores of residents were urged to flee as fast-moving fires hurtled through bone-dry brush in Bonsall and Mission ...

Overgrown, dry brush lines the 47th Street Canyon in City Heights on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.© K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS ...