Housing advocates ‘not surprised' about San Diego fires tied to homeless camps
The San Diego Fire Rescue department's Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST)  is still investigating the fires' causes and notes someone starting one for warmth or to cook is not necessarily criminal.
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San Diego Fire-Rescue provides update on fire season readiness
On Wednesday, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department gave an update to the city council’s Public Safety Committee on where things stand heading into the 2025 fire season. The presentation ...
Graduation around the corner for San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's 100th academy class
ABC 10News anchor Lindsey Peña spoke to a recruit from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's 100th academy class and learned about their unconventional path to becoming a firefighter.
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With multiple fires hitting San Diego County, here's what officials expect for the 2025 fire season
With wildfires like the ones we've seen this week in Rancho Bernardo and Fashion Valley, is the City of San Diego ready for the next one?
San Diego police probe in-custody death after downtown bar altercation
An investigation has been launched into an in-custody death that happened while a man was being detained following an altercation at a downtown San Diego bar Saturday night.
La Jolla’s ‘Gilman fire’ started in a homeless encampment, according to report
The “Gilman fire,” aided by Santa Ana winds, was reported around 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23 near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, drawing a response from about 175 firefighters, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Jose Ysea said at the time.
SDFD Extinguishes Half-Acre Brush Fire Near San Clemente Canyon
A brush fire burned half an acre Friday in the vicinity of State Route 52 and Interstate 805, near San Clemente Canyon.
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Another brush fire erupts in San Diego County that could grow to 100 acres, officials say
SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- Another brush fire erupted Wednesday morning in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders. The so-called Center Fire was reported at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday in the Rancho Bernardo community near Bernardo Center Drive and Camino del Norte and had the potential to burn up to 100 acres, authorities said.
California fires: Friars Fire breaks out near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego
A mandatory evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon after a new brush fire, named the "Friars Fire," broke out near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego.
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City No Longer Doing Business with Man Convicted in Law Enforcement Scandal
Giovanni “Gio” Tilotta, who operates a law enforcement and military supply business, was convicted of three felonies in 2022 related to a wide-ranging corruption case involving a former sheriff’s captain named Marco Garmo.
Gilman Fire, Center Fire, Friars Fire started in or near homeless encampments
San Diego Fire-Rescue confirms the Friars Road fire, Gilman Street Fire and Center Fire all originated in homeless encampments. Sources tell CBS 8 the smaller fires that broke out last week also started in or near homeless encampments.
La Jolla, Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo fires started in homeless encampments
Three fires that broke out in San Diego last week started from homeless encampments, the San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team confirmed to NBC 7 on Thursday.