County Fire Rating Reaffirmed By Insurance Office
Sep. 30, 2022 | 10:19 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The Insurance Services Office (ISO), Verisk, has reaffirmed the strong rating of County Fire to respond to structure fires in its service area.
Tag: CAL FIRE
Supervisors Add Backcountry Water Sources for Firefighting
Sep. 28, 2022 | 8:44 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The Board of Supervisors today approved additional water tanks and backcountry helicopter hydrants to give firefighting helicopters more water sources during wildland firefighting.
Ramona Fire Adds Crews and Resources in Transfer
Aug. 2, 2022 | 3:32 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
San Diego County Fire has accepted a transfer of responsibility for fire protection and emergency medical services in Ramona. The deal benefits the community, the Ramona Municipal Water District and County Fire.
VIDEO: CAL FIRE Treats Roadside Brush With Fire Retardant
Jul. 14, 2022 | 4:44 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
County Fire and CAL FIRE are treating brush along Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside with Phos-Chek fire retardant. The treatment limits the spread of fire from the road by limiting the flammability of the fuel, in this case brush and grass. This will be the third year CAL FIRE crews have applied the mixture along […]
CAL FIRE Eyes Camp Fox For New Fire Center
May 24, 2022 | 4:48 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
County Fire and CAL FIRE are working to turn a sixth-grade camp site at the base of Palomar Mountain into a fire center to train new fire fighters. Today, a board letter from Supervisor Jim Desmond recommended the County finalize an agreement with CAL FIRE to use the Camp Fox site as a wildland firefighting base. The Camp Fox property was owned by the County, but transferred to the San Diego County Office of Education in 1977. It is now transferring back to the County.
County Fire Reaches New Heights with Mt. Laguna Fire Station
May 5, 2022 | 5:50 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
County Fire, CAL FIRE and the community of Mt. Laguna on Wednesday celebrated the completion of the County’s highest elevation fire station, sitting at about 6,000 feet.
Be Prepared for Wildfires!
May 2, 2022 | 6:43 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County of San Diego joined CAL FIRE and partner agencies at the Ramona CAL FIRE Air Attack Base today to explain what you can do to prepare for wildfires. Almost half of the state’s largest and most damaging wildfires occurred in 2020 and 2021, burning almost 7 million acres. But there are proactive steps you can take to prepare your home and communities to be more resilient to the impacts of wildfire.