Families, Health, Public Safety
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The number of San Diego deaths by suicide continue to decline for the fourth year in a row, according to a new annual report by the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council. Suicides decreased from a high of 465 in 2018 down to 364 in 2021.
Public Safety
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More than 1,300 purple flags lined the lawn of the County Administration building today to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. Each flag represents a life lost in San Diego this past year to a drug overdose.
Public Safety
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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 […]
Public Safety
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Leaders from the County of San Diego and the City of San Diego met at the County Emergency Operations Center to highlight collaboration and cooperation in San Diego.
Public Safety
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The County of San Diego joined CAL FIRE and partner agencies at the Ramona CAL FIRE Air Attack Base today to ask San Diegans to prepare for wildfires.
Public Safety
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May is Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Awareness Month in San Diego County and this year, the County has provided a $250,000 grant to expand the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego’s swim lesson and water safety program.