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Arson Suspect in Series of South Bay Brush Fires Arrested
Arson investigators made an arrest Wednesday in connection with a series of small suspicious vegetation fires that erupted last spring in the area of Sweetwater County Park. Sheriff’s personnel took...
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Beware: Roadside Blaze off Route 15 in Mt. Hope Area
Firefighters were battling a roadside vegetation fire Friday morning off state Route 15 near Market Street in the Mount Hope neighborhood, authorities said. The blaze was first reported about 4:35 a.m....
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Pauma Valley Fire Grows to 50 Acres, 15 Percent Contained
A slow-moving brush fire blackened about 50 open acres east of Pala Casino Tuesday, sending plumes of smoke over northeastern San Diego County. The so-called Agua Fire began spreading off the 13000...
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Brush Fires Briefly Threaten Homes in Lake Murray Area
A pair of small brush fires briefly threatened a few homes in the Lake Murray area Wednesday before ground and airborne crews were able to subdue the flames. The non-injury blazes erupted for unknown...
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Camp Pendleton Fires Burns Vegetation without Threat to Structures
A vegetation fire that broke out at Camp Pendleton Monday has burned at least 15 acres, authorities reported. The fire is located at Range 409 at the northeast end of the base, Camp Pendleton officials...
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100 Briefly Evacuated as 3-Acre Brush Fire Erupts in San Marcos
Firefighters extinguished a three-acre brush fire that prompted the evacuation of roughly 100 residents Friday morning in San Marcos. The non-injury blaze was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. in an...
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Crews Halt Spread of Vegetation Fire Near Sweetwater Reservoir
Firefighters contained a vegetation fire July 30 near the Sweetwater Treatment Facility in Spring Valley. Photo via Twitter @CALFIRESANDIEGO. A vegetation fire broke out Thursday afternoon just east...
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Firefighters Remain on Patrol to Control 1,115-Acre Blaze at Camp Pendleton
Map from Camp Pendleton indicating X-Ray Impact Area, where fire grew to burn more than 1,000 acres. Photo credit: @MCIWPendletonCA, via Twitter A vegetation fire broke out Saturday at Camp Pendleton...
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CalFire Quickly Gains Control, Keeping Brush Fire Near Julian to 3.6 Acres
Site of Saturday’s Pine Fire, which firefighters quickly contained. Photo credit: @CalFireSanDiego, via Twitter Firefighters halted a brush fire that ignited west of Julian early Saturday evening,...
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Firefighters Douse 30-Acre Willow Fire, But 1 Home Lost, 6 Damaged
An overview of the area affected by the Willow Fire. Photo credit: @CalFireSanDiego, via Twitter Firefighters working to douse remaining hot spots at the site of a wind-whipped brush fire that...
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Deputies Want To Find Man Suspected Of Starting Brush Fire In San Marcos
San Diego Sheriff’s cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying and locating a man suspected of starting a vegetation fire near a San Marcos...
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Campo Home Fire Displaces 2 Adults and 4 Pets, Spreads to Vegetation
A Cal Fire truck on a rural highway. Courtesy Cal Fire Two adults and four pets were displaced Wednesday when fire damaged a home and spread to surrounding vegetation amid extremely dry and windy...
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Small Vegetation Fire Knocked Down Quickly in Bonsall
A Cal Fire truck on a rural highway. Courtesy Cal Fire Firefighters extinguished a small blaze that started in a field off U.S. Highway 395 and Dulin Road in Bonsall Monday. The fire, which burned a...
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Transient Jailed on Arson Charges in Spate of Carlsbad Brush Fires
A brush fire spread through a canyon in a residential neighborhood in Carlsbad on Jan. 20. Courtesy OnScene.TV A transient was arrested Friday on suspicion of intentionally sparking a spate of...
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Crews Halt Small Vegetation Fire Sparked by Lightning Near Warner Springs
A Cal Fire truck on a rural highway. Courtesy Cal Fire A lightning strike sparked a vegetation fire that burned a quarter of an acre Monday near the community of Warner Springs. The blaze, dubbed the...
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Woman Dies After Car Hits Tree, Bursts into Flames on I-5 Near Border
Firefighters responding a vegetation fire along I-5 discovered the car fully engulfed in flames. Credit: OnScene.TV One woman died Sunday in a vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 5 near the border,...
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Vegetation Fire Contained After Burning 657 Acres at Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton gate. File photo Firefighters were still patrolling a fire Wednesday that burned more than 650 acres at the Camp Pendleton Marine base. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department reported that...
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Crews Stop Flames When Hiker’s Signal Fire Spreads, Burns 2 Acres Near Border
An air crew drops retardant over Sunday’s blaze. Photo credit: OnScene.TV Crews on Sunday stopped the spread of a two-acre vegetation blaze near Otay Mountain Truck Trail, a mile north of the...
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Body of Female Found by Firefighters in Brush Fire at Mission Bay Park
A female’s body was discovered by firefighters working a brush fire in the Morena neighborhood Thursday. Photo via OnScene.TV. The discovery of a body at the site of a suspicious predawn brush fire in...
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Power Pole Goes Up in Flames As Fire Burns Half-Acre Off I-8 Near Old Town
Photo via Twitter @SDFD. A half-acre vegetation fire was stopped Saturday off eastbound Interstate 8 at Morena Boulevard, fire officials said. At 3:39 p.m., personnel in a firefighting helicopter...
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