The sound of a fire crackling, buffeted by windy ocean spray is a luxury that might be a thing of the past in the time of San Diego austerity, as the mayor and city council race to trim $258 ...

Fire rings, or fire pits as commonly referred to by many, throughout San Diego are on the chopping block as city leaders work to close a $258 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.

San Diego Fire-Rescue only completed 42% of those required annual inspections in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the department reported in its most recent adopted budget.

San Diego considers getting rid of fire pits at beaches amid proposed budget cuts Based on the mayor’s budget draft for the 2026 fiscal year, removing the beach fire ring program would save the ...

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 Fire-Rescue Department. (File photo courtesy OnScene.TV) A wildfire that spread over hilly terrain in a rural area a few miles east of San Diego Zoo Safari Park, blackening 49 acres, was ...

Crews were working on putting out a fire in an apartment building in San Diego on Friday. Crews were dispatched around 8:10 a.m. Friday and arrived shortly after to 5260 Fiore Terrace, ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire in San Diego County near State Route 78 on Friday afternoon, called the Academy Fire, that sent large plumes of smoke into ...

The sound of a fire crackling, buffeted by windy ocean spray is a luxury that might be a thing of the past in the time of San Diego austerity, as the mayor and city council race to trim $258 millio… ...