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CAL-FIRE WEBSITE ON LAKESIDE FIRE ESTABLISHED: “CONDITIONS RIPE FOR A MAJOR FIRE”
Printer-friendly version Pipe storage yard ablaze; 1 firefighter injured in 2,500 acre inferno By Miriam Raftery August 21, 2010 (Lakeside) 3:40 pm – “Conditions are ripe for a major
ROCK CLIMBERS RESCUED AS FIRE SWELLS TO 1,500 ACRES IN EL MONTE VALLEY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photos by Dennis Richardson August 21, 2010 (Lakeside) – 2:50 p.m. – Two rock climbers were trapped 1,500 feet up the side of El Capitan,
LAKESIDE FIRE NOW 100 ACRES
Printer-friendly versionClimbers reportedly trapped on mountain August 21, 2010 (Lakeside) 1:55 p.m. – The fire in El Monte Valley is now 100 acres, actively burning to the north, into
10-ACRE FIRE IN LAKESIDE, ANOTHER FIRE IN RAMONA
Printer-friendly version August 21, 2010 (Lakeside) — CAL FIRE is on scene of another brush fire on the north side of El Monte Road near the community of Lakeside (T.B.
SMALL FIRE IN SPRING VALLEY
Printer-friendly versionAugust 21, 2010 (Spring Valley) – A small fire on Anlee Street is burning along the backside of several homes in the Spring Valley area; firefighters are on scene attacking the blaze,
FIRE IN SANTEE
Printer-friendly versionAugust 21, 2010 12:50 p.m. (Santee) – A fire in the vicinity of Prospect in Santee briefly threatened homes, ECM learned from our fire spotter in the field. Firefighters
HOMES SAVED FROM FIRE IN SANTEE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photos by Pat Ward August 17, 2010 (Santee) – A brush fire raced up a slope behind several homes on Strathmore Drive
GROSSMONT HEALTHCARE DONATES $25,000 FOR RURAL FIREFIGHTING SUPPLIES
Printer-friendly version August 3, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) board of directorshas unanimously approved a $25,000 grant to the non-profit San Diego Regional Fire & Emergency
110 ACRE FIRE BURNING NEAR JULIAN
Printer-friendly version East County News Service August 1, 2010 (Julian) – Over 120 firefighters have worked through the night battling the Scissors Fire, which is now 110 acres. Full containment is
ALLEGED ARSONIST ARRESTED
Printer-friendly version Eloy Bazan suspected in Lakeside blazes July 30, 2010 (Lakeside)–An arrest has been made in connection with a series of recent vegetation fires in the Lakeside area.
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EARTHQUAKE EXPERT WARNS ELSINORE FAULT IN EAST COUNTY IS CAPABLE OF MUCH STRONGER QUAKE
Printer-friendly versionBy G. A. McNeeley Map via Miracosta College April 16, 2025 (Julian) — While the 5.2 earthquake centered in Julian Monday was minor, the Elsinore Fault that produced
CA SENATOR SCHIFF INTRODUCES FIREWALL ACT
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photo: Getty Fire, courtesy of LA Fire April 14, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) has introduced his first bill. The Firewall
EARTHQUAKE NEAR RAMONA SHUTS DOWN HIGHWAY 76
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TRUMP ADMNISTRATION VIOLATED COURT ORDER TO RESTORE FEMA FUNDING TO STATES: JUDGE DEMANDS COMPLIANCE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo, left, courtesy of Hawaii Dept. of Transportation: Maui wildfires are among the disasters for which recovery funds have been withheld by FEMA under the
PADRE DAM DIRECTORS SPEAK IN ALPINE ON RATES, FIREFIGHTING AND WATER SAFETY
Printer-friendly versionStory and photos by Karen Pearlman Photo: Padre Dam Municipal Water District board members Kim Hales (who represents Alpine) and Suzanne Till share information with ratepayers on Sunday afternoon, March
COULD OUR REGION RUN OUT OF WATER IN A MAJOR WILDFIRE, AS HAPPENED WHEN L.A. FIRE HYDRANTS RAN DRY? HELIX WATER SHARES INFORMATION WITH LA MESA’S CITY COUNCIL
Printer-friendly version“It could happen, at any water system in the United States. The systems were not designed for what we what we witnessed in L.A.,” says Helix Water District general
DON’T RELY ON LUCK: SURVIVE AND RECOVER IN A DISASTER
Printer-friendly version By Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office Video by José Eli Villanueva: prepare for a disaster with an emergency supplies kit, or “go bag.” When disaster strikes,
SANTEE COUNCIL MAKES FIRE PROTECTION ITS TOP PRIORITY
Printer-friendly version By Mike Allen Photo by Scott Lagace: Santee firefighters saved the life of an unconscious woman during a July 2024 fire that engulfed her mobile home, also administering
SUPERVISORS WEIGH OPTIONS TO ADDRESS UNSAFE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS TO REDUCE FIRE DANGER
Printer-friendly version By Karen Pearlman Photo via San Diego County Sheriff: Homeless encampment fire in Santee, February 2025 March 14, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) — With an estimated one
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