Cal Fire

Just because your boots, blankets and hoodies are out of the closet doesn’t mean wildfires can’t devastate San Diego County. “The potential is there. It’s always there,” Cal Fire Captain Thomas Shoots said as he stood against a backdrop of dried brush and dry blue skies. He was worried San Diegans might take down their guard as the weather...

After a nearly 20-day firefight, crews have fully surrounded the more than 16,000-acre Valley Fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest south of Alpine.

A South Bay home builder says he’s developed a way to build new houses that could be far more fire-resistant and he says he can do it for the same cost as a traditional wood-framed home.

Firefighters battling the Valley Fire in rural eastern San Diego County worked to take advantage of lighter winds and higher humidity this morning in an attempt to increase containment of the blaze.

Some evacuation orders have been rolled back for residents in San Diego County’s Valley Fire near Alpine as crews continue to gain ground after a weeklong fight against the fire.

A college student taking an online exam. A father with young children. A couple with many pets. These are the stories of some of the San Diegans who evacuated their homes during the Valley Fire.