A new prescribed burn, called Birch Hill Wcsl, was initiated 12:11 p.m. Jan. 8 in San Diego County. The prescribed fire has ...

and took 10 fire engines and 70 personnel to get it under control. Firefighters evacuated 29 people from surrounding homes, and 150 more in an exclusion zone were taken to a rest center.

Commonly found in everything from smartphones to scooters and electric vehicles—lithium-ion batteries are behind a growing ...

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California ...

A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed ...

Palm Springs has been downgraded from a “very high” to a “moderate” fire hazard severity zone in newly released maps from the ...

Ramona falls under the unincorporated areas of the maps, which are not separated by the various towns, officials said. Acreage considered to be “high” fire hazard for 2025 totals 10,680.

The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and ...

Areas of Soledad Natural Park, La Jolla Heights Natural Park, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and UC San Diego are given ...

Members of the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab integrate data to provide real-time predictive maps of wildfire to first ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:47 p.m. in San Diego County. Border 4 Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. At this time, the containment status is ...