Credit: Kevin Pack Drone Operators Reminded Not to Fly Near Fires
Jul. 6, 2017 | 12:36 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
Hobbyist drones are a growing safety concern among local first responders fighting fires in the air and on the ground.
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Credit: Kevin Pack 
VIDEO: Ask an Expert: How Can I Prep for Fire Season?
Jun. 16, 2017 | 11:55 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
We’ve all heard this fire safety message: Create 100 feet of defensible space around your home. But what does that even mean? This Cal Fire expert shows us how to do it.
Gate Fire a Reminder to Maintain Defensible Space
May 23, 2017 | 3:19 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
This past weekend’s Gate Fire should have ended any lingering thoughts that the year’s ample rains dampened San Diego’s wildfire threat and the need to maintain defensible space around your home.
Custom Fire Equipment Keeps County Better Prepared
Mar. 17, 2017 | 10:21 AMReading Time: 4 minutes
When County Fire needs a new vehicle, it doesn’t just run down to the firetruck dealer and drive one off the lot. Extensive customization goes into a new fire engine, aerial ladder truck, or specialty piece of equipment to match it to the distinct needs of the location it will serve. “Our fleet is the […]
Measuring and Managing Fire Risk in the Backcountry
Oct. 5, 2016 | 1:16 PMReading Time: 4 minutes
After five years of prolonged drought, San Diego County native plants, trees and grasses are either extremely dry, dying out or dead, potentially making for more volatile fire conditions and a longer peak fire season. How volatile exactly?
Learn Fire Safety at County Parks
Jul. 28, 2016 | 3:23 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Fire safety events are coming to San Diego County parks, with CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service and park ranger experts sure to kindle your interest in fire science, preparedness and nature in an outdoor classroom.
Rural Fire Stations Get Four New Quick-Attack Vehicles
Jun. 14, 2016 | 10:15 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
San Diego County Fire can now dispatch up to four new quick-attack vehicles to assist CAL FIRE operations when a brush fire breaks out in a hard-to-reach part of the backcountry. The vehicles, known as “patrols” are smaller and faster than a larger engine, but are equipped with all the same basic lifesaving equipment. They […]