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UC SAN DIEGO RECEIVES NSF SUPPORT FOR WILDFIRE MODELING AND PREVENTION
Printer-friendly version June 22, 2011 (San Diego) — Wildfires are increasing in both absolute number and severity in the American southwest and this trend is predicted to continue over
FIRE PARCEL TAX AXED IN GOVERNOR’S BUDGET VETO
Printer-friendly version June 21, 2011 (Sacramento) –The budget vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown this week included 19 bills cobbled together into the budget package. Among those was ABx 1 29,
MAP OF WILDFIRE THREATS RELEASED AS COUNTY SHARES INFO ON PREPARING FOR FIRE SEASON
Printer-friendly version June 17,2011 (San Diego) — County Supervisors and public safety officials kicked off Defensible Space Days last week by urging residents to give their homes a fighting chance
BRUSH FIRE HELD TO 12 ACRES IN OTAY AREA
Printer-friendly version June 17, 2011 (Otay Mesa)– Highway 94 was closed briefly late today while firefighters worked to contain a brush fire. The fire was held at 12 acres
SUSPECT SHOT IN LEMON GROVE, HIGH SPEED CHASE ENDS AT COLLEGE GROVE
Printer-friendly version June 15, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – A suspect shot by a U.S. Marshal at the Albertson’s at 790 Broadway in Lemon Grove has led deputies on a
CAL-FIRE TO CONDUCT CONTROLLED BURNS JUNE 14-15 IN RANCHO CUYAMACA STATE PARK
Printer-friendly version June 13, 2011 (Cuyamaca)– Cal-Fire and Cuyamaca Rancho State Park will be conducting prescribed burns on Park lands opposite the Paso Picacho campground on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and
VIEJAS FIREFIGHTERS TRAVEL FROM ALPINE, CALIFORNIA TO ALPINE, ARIZONA–HELPING TO BATTLE HUGE WILDFIRE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery June 12, 2011 (Alpine, Arizona) — Four firefighters from the Viejas Tribal Fire Department in Alpine, California, are now in Alpine, Arizona, where they
FIRST NEW TRAINING CENTER FOR EAST COUNTY REGION IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS
Printer-friendly version June 12, 2011 (Spring Valley)– The official groundbreaking of the Heartland Regional Fire and Public Safety Training Center was celebrated on June 8th. The goal of the new center
FEMA ADJUSTS REFUND DEMANDS MADE TO MORE LOCAL FIRE VICTIMS
Printer-friendly version Miriam Raftery June 12, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Last week, as ECM reported, FEMA retracted its demand for Harris Fire survivor Veronica Lytle of Potrero to pay back
2 SMALL FIRES DOUSED IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version June 11, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – A brush fire that started near 12th and H Streets in Ramona charred two acres, but was swiftly extinguished. In
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Harmony Grove Village South development approved by Board of Supervisors despite controversy
Printer-friendly version By Paul Levikow Photo, left: Brenda Wright October 2, 2025 (San Diego) — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved a housing development in the
Bonta files lawsuit to restore FEMA disaster funds cut by Trump
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service October 1, 2025 (Sacramento) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, yesterday sought emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for
Lawsuit led by Calif. Attorney General seeks to restore FEMA disaster funds cut by Trump
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo: 2007 Harris Fire in Potrero, one of many wildfires for which FEMA provided disaster relief funds in our region September 30, 2025 (Sacramento)
USDA secures new long-term fire-retardant contract, saving taxpayers millions
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Sept. 24, 2025 (Washington D.C.) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has signed a new five-year contract for American-made fire retardant with Perimeter Solutions, supporting
Find your home’s hazard risks to prepare for an emergency
Printer-friendly versionBy Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office September 19, 2025 (San Diego) – September is Disaster Preparedness Month, and it is an ideal time to think
Exclusive: ECM obtains video showing start of Coches Fire
Printer-friendly version View video September 17, 2025 (Lakeside) — East County Magazine photographer Patrick Ward has obtained surveillance video from a Lakeside homeowner who lives next to the spot where
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Heartland Fire & Rescue achieves re-certification as ISO Class 1 department
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Should more fire districts become part of Cal Fire/County Fire? The Grand Jury thinks so, but San Miguel and Alpine districts hotly contest that finding
Printer-friendly version By Karen Pearlman September 11, 2025 (San Diego County) — San Miguel Fire Consolidated Protection District is taking the lead in challenging a San Diego County Civil Grand
Losses in Coches Fire show need for firewise upgrades to mobilehomes: County offers grants and loans to mobilehome owners
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