More than 900,000 individuals, businesses and organizations in San Diego County are registered to drop, cover and hold on at 10:18 a.m. on Thursday 10/18 for the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to accept a $164,500 donation to install Mobile Data Computers in San Diego County Fire Authority fire vehicles in rural communities.
County and fire officials broke ground Wednesday on a new $8.2 million fire station that will serve the Pine Valley community for the next 50 years.
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning in the mountains and valleys of San Diego County and is expected to continue through Wednesday. During a red flag warning, the danger is high for wildfires due to the gusty winds, low humidity and heat.
The San Diego County Fire Authority gets by with a little help from our volunteer reserve firefighters. These volunteer firefighters help run emergency medical service calls, fight fires, participate in training and much more.
A person suffering cardiac arrest or going into anaphylactic shock will receive immediate treatment from responding firefighter paramedics who were recently added to existing fire engine service in five communities.
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.
