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High temperatures often lead to high fire danger. Not using power tools — including lawn mowers — outside during dangerous fire weather is recommended to avoid sparks igniting grass or brush fires.
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County supervisors received a five-year strategic plan Tuesday to continue improving firefighting and emergency medical services in unincorporated areas, provided by San Diego County Fire, the County Fire Authority-CAL FIRE entity the County has supported with more than $500 million since 2008.
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“Fires don’t respect the legal boundaries, the city boundaries or the County boundaries, so it’s imperative that we all work together.” A new City-County partnership was established Wednesday out in San Pasqual Valley, where a County Fire Authority station sits. The city of San Diego added a brush fire engine and four fire fighters to […]
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It’s the seventh year the County of San Diego and the City of San Diego have teamed up with San Diego Gas & Electric to use its heavy lift helicopter to battle blazes during fire season throughout the county.