The County of San Diego will be acquiring a twin-engine firefighting helicopter. On Jan. 28, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, with one vacant seat, to authorize the director of the ...

An atmospheric river is expected to bring torrential rain to California this week, threatening parts of the state with flash ...

Chula Vista Mayor John McCann points to his self-described “moderate Republican” record greenlighting new housing and ...

State Sen. Brian Jones is hopeful wildfire disaster aid is forthcoming and wants to make sure San Diego gets its share.

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities have restricted helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The move comes two days after a deadly collision between a passenger jet and a ...

The firefighting efforts involved 16 engines, three water tenders, two helicopters and 39 hand ... At 7:00 this morning, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office lifted the final evacuation orders ...

These investments include firefighters, fire equipment, helicopters, hazardous materials management and flood control enhancements, and upgrades to alert and warning systems.

Border 2 Fire initially started 1:58 p.m. Jan. 23 in San Diego County. After being active for six days, it has burned 6,625 acres. A fire crew of 1,510 effectively contained 90% of the fire by ...

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

Desmond also proposed spending $15-20 million on a new twin-engine helicopter. He said two of the county’s current helicopters were built in the 1960s and 1970s. He said a $4 million grant from the ...

Prompted by the Los Angeles wildfire disaster, the Board of Supervisors voted to obtain a twin-engine helicopter and more ...