Wildfires

The goats may be deployed for brush clearing more often in the future, according to a city spokesman. NBC 7’s Joe Little reports.

A brush fire in Poway forced people to evacuate their homes.  NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada has more on the fight to get the flames under control and the homes threatened by the fire.

Some residents were evacuated after a brush fire ignited in the Poway neighborhood of San Diego on Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials.

The fire in Hillcrest began after 3 p.m. and is burning near where state Route 163 intersects with University Avenue.

The fire is burning in the 600 block of Otay Lakes Road, across the street from Bonita Vista Middle School and northwest of Southwestern College.

Trails, roads and recreational sites in the Angeles National Forest impacted by the Bridge Fire will be closed through the end of next year for safety reasons, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced.

Cooler weather is helping firefighters make progress against three Southern California wildfires. And officials in northern Nevada are hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there will be back home Saturday. Authorities have started scaling back evacuations at the largest blaze. The Bridge Fire east of Los Angeles has torched at least 33 homes and six cabins and forced...

Cal Fire says they have made progress but there is more work to be done. Here’s where the Bridge, Line and Aiport wildfires stand as of Sunday morning. 

Firefighters on Saturday continued to battle the Bridge Fire that spread from San Gabriel Canyon above Glendora into San Bernardino County.

Smoke is visible across North County, but according to Camp Pendleton, there is no current threat to personnel or structures.

An evacuation order for the area was issued but lifted a short time later, although Church Road will remain closed most of Saturday night, officials said.

Firefighters were battling a 45-acre wildfire that broke out in a rural part of San Diego County Saturday, which prompted a brief evacuation order.

A fire burning south of the U.S.-Mexico border is sending a plume of smoke that is visible in San Diego.

A vegetation fire broke out in Valley Center, located in far North San Diego County on Wednesday afternoon,

A gigantic aircraft capable of long-range flights with thousands of gallons of fire retardant has joined California’s airborne firefighting fleet.

The California Wildfire Mitigation Program identified high-fire risk areas and places with vulnerable populations to provide defensible space and retrofits to harden homes against wildfires, according to the county.

The ‘Anita Fire’ started around 1:30 p.m. just south of Steele Canyon High School. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports favorable weather and quick response from fire crews were key to getting the fire under control. 

NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry was live from near where the Anita Fire broke out in Spring Valley on Monday.

A brush fire broke out in the Spring Valley area of San Diego County on Monday afternoon, prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders.