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Vegetation Fire in Lakeside Threatens Structures
A 3 acre vegetation fire broke out on Saturday afternoon near Lakeside, threatening structures.
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CalFire Offering Free COVID-19 Testing in Rural Areas
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will begin to offer free COVID-19 testing to residents in rural and unincorporated parts of the county beginning Tuesday, the agency announced.
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Red Flag Warning: What to Know Thursday and Friday
NBC 7 has compiled a list of tips and information from CalFire, the National Weather Service and the County of San Diego to keep you prepared while San Diego County is in a Red Flag Warning.
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California National Guard to Leave Border, Help Stop Fires
California is calling in the National Guard for the first time next month to help protect communities from devastating fires like the one that largely destroyed the city of Paradise last fall.
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100 Days After Paradise Burned, the Stories of the Victims
It was a day that was almost unfathomable. An entire town was burned off the map of California. Nearly 14,000 homes were incinerated. All told, 85 people would perish. The oldest was 99; of the 73 bodies that have been identified, 59 were 65 or older. One hundred days later — with the aid of public records showing the locations...
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Map: See Where Wildfires Are Burning in California
This map displays fire information collected by CALFIRE, the state firefighting agency. Click on each location for more information, including containment figures and the size of the fire.
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Evacuations Lifted for Rock Fire; Containment at 100 Percent
Cal Fire announced 100 percent containment Tuesday afternoon.
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Massive Carr Fire Grows 35 Percent Overnight; Death Toll Rises to 5
In the small northern California community of Keswick, only a handful of homes remain. The air is thick with the smell of smoke and chemicals. The rubble of people’s lives still smoldered a day after the so-called Carr Fire moved through Shasta County like a freight train.
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2 Firefighters Killed Fighting Fast-Moving Carr Fire in Redding as Thousands Ordered to Evacuate
A wildfire that roared with little warning into Northern California’s Shasta County has claimed two lives as thousands of people scrambled to escape before the walls of flames descended from forested hills onto their neighborhoods, officials said Friday. The blaze grew to 75 square miles by Friday night and had leveled at least 500 structures and burned 48,312 acres, leaving...
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What Would You Grab If You Had to Evacuate in 5 Minutes?
With wildfires burning in several California counties, we revisit a challenge we gave to one San Diego homeowner – show us what you could grab if given just minutes.
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Cranston Fire Arson Suspect, Brandon McGlover, Grew Up in San Diego
The man who was accused of starting the Cranston Fire in Riverside County grew up in Oceanside.
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13-Acre Cinnamon Fire 100 Percent Contained, 1 Home Destroyed: Cal Fire
A brush fire that sparked in Ramona Friday afternoon off Old Julian Highway in Witch Creek threatened an animal boarding facility and destroyed a home on the property.
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Local Firefighters Sent to Battle Deadly Fire Near Yosemite
Fire departments across San Diego are sending teams to help fight the Ferguson Fire that began Friday near the west end of Yosemite National Park.
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Cal Fire Warns: Most California Wildfires Are Sparked By People
According to Cal Fire, 95 percent of wildfires in California are sparked by humans in one way or another.
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Brush Fire in Unincorporated Escondido Sparked by Fireworks: Cal Fire
A 4-acre brush fire that erupted on a mountain on Rincon Avenue in unincorporated Escondido Tuesday was started by fireworks, Cal fire said.
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Alpine Begins to Rebuild After Devastating West Fire
Alpine residents who lost homes and property to the West Fire will begin to receive help Monday as San Diego County officials open a Local Assistance Center at the Alpine Library.
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Resilience and Recovery After the West Fire
36 Homes were destroyed in the fire. NBC 7’s Megan Tevrizian reports from Alpine.
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West Fire Burns Homes, 505 Acres in Alpine, 92 Percent Contained
A brush fire burning in San Diego’s East County has destroyed several structures and prompted the evacuation of most of the foothill community of Alpine.
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Alpine Residents Surveying Damage from West Fire
Power has have been restored to more than 900 customers affected by the fire. NBC 7′ Alex Presha has the latest.
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Neighbors Help Neighbors as West Fire Forces Residents and Animals Out
The entire San Diego County community stepped up to the plate Friday to help their neighbors in Alpine forced to evacuate their homes due to the threat of the once-raging West Fire.