Safeguard Your Property Against Wildfires and Lower Your Risk
Sep. 19, 2012 | 5:18 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Reduce your fire risk and improve your home’s chances against a wildfire by maintaining a minimum of 100 feet of defensible space.
Public Safety
It’s a Cruel Summer for Illegal Drug and Gun Dealers
Sep. 18, 2012 | 5:18 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies swept the North County looking for suspected narcotics and illegal gun dealers. Altogether, they arrested 46 suspects in the massive enforcement operation Tuesday.
VIDEO: New Technology for Firefighting Crews
Sep. 18, 2012 | 3:13 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Aircraft-mounted infrared cameras that can see through smoke will add precision to fighting local wildfires.
Sheriff’s Search and Rescue K-9 Teams Sharpen Skills
Sep. 13, 2012 | 11:07 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
Wishbone, a trailing and human remains detection trained beagle, tracks missing or lost people. He is one of 15 dogs in the San Diego County Sheriff’s volunteer Search and Rescue K-9 Unit.
Security Screenings for Foreign Student Pilots to be Checked at County Airports
Sep. 11, 2012 | 4:09 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County Board of Supervisors are trying to keep the skies safe from terrorists with a local ordinance.
County to Study Changes to Allow Rattlesnake-Avoidance Trainings
Sep. 11, 2012 | 4:00 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The change would make it possible to use live snakes to train dogs how to avoid the reptiles.
Law Enforcement Honored for Terrorism Prevention Efforts
Sep. 11, 2012 | 1:03 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
In San Diego County, residents tend to think of wildfires and earthquakes when it comes to disaster preparedness, but terrorist threats remain a very real concern across our nation and in our county.