With deputies as their protection, firefighters moved into the area to battle the flames while a helicopter dropped water on ...

Money for more year-round firefighters and increased pay for inmate firefighters could hinge on state’s fiscal health.

A wildfire that spread over hilly terrain in a rural area a few miles east of San Diego Zoo Safari Park, blackening 49 acres, ...

A brush fire named Baxter Fire has burned 20 acres near Avenue Manana in Murrieta, CA. CAL FIRE is responding with air and ...

Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire in San Diego County near State Route 78 on Friday afternoon, called the Academy ...

THESE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE VERY STRONG, BUT THEY ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME FIRE CONCERNS. TOMORROW AND MONDAY. THEY’RE GOING TO BE THE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE VALLEY, GUSTING UP TO 35MPH.

Four Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter began drops on the brusher shortly after 3 p.m., slowing its momentum, according to officials at the scene.

The non-injury “Baxter Fire” was reported at 3:25 p.m. Thursday in the area of Baxter Road and Kingsnake Avenue.

A fire in the center median of Interstate 5 is affecting traffic and has forced multiple lanes to close in both directions, ...