SAN DIEGO, CA — A wind-driven wildfire sparked Thursday afternoon north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County, triggering evacuation orders and warnings Friday morning. The blaze, called ...

Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An evacuation order remains in effect Wednesday for Otay Mountain-area neighborhoods ... of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 90% surrounded, according ...

The cause of the fire was under investigation. The Border 2 Fire broke out on Otay Mountain near the Otay Mountain Truck Trail around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Cal Fire. It sent a large ...

UPDATE (Jan. 27, 6:30 a.m.): Cal Fire officials said the Border 2 Fire on Otay Mountain is 43% contained as of early Monday morning. The fire, which erupted on the afternoon of Jan. 23 ...

All evacuation orders for the Border 2 fire in the Otay Mountain area were lifted Thursday as fire crews gained 100% containment. #Border2Fire [final] The fire is 6,625 acres and is now 100% ...

The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon. Christine Welch, regional communications director for the Red Cross, said 31 ...

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Home to plant and animal species, this mountain and its spectacular views face threats from climate change, wildfires, and ...

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