A new wildfire was reported today at 11:55 a.m. in San Diego County, California. Nelson Fire has been burning on federal land ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:25 a.m. in San Diego County, California. Japatul 4 Fire has been burning on private ...

Tucked in the Cuyamaca Mountains northeast of San Diego, Pinecrest Retreat is home to mostly vintage trailer time capsules.

The NTSB confirmed a Cessna 550 crash in San Diego, killing six. The plane hit power lines during landing, and the investigation is focusing on weather and pilot factors.

Former San Diego Fire Chief Jeff Bowman, who was in charge back during the Cedar Fire of 2003, said San Diegans need to protect their homes.

The Cedar Fire in 2003 was also fueled by the Santa Ana winds. It burned 280,000 acres and destroyed more than 2,000 homes from Alpine, and killed two people.

Along with the Cedar, which burned 273,246 acres and killed 15, the Paradise Fire near Valley Center began the day after and burned 56,700 acres, 223 structures and killed two. The Otay/Mine Fire ...

SAN DIEGO — It took almost a year for a grand jury to indict West Covina resident Sergio Martinez on charges of starting the massive Cedar Fire on October 25, 2003. Martinez pleaded not guilty ...

SAN DIEGO — Wednesday marks 20 years since the devastating Cedar Fire ripped through San Diego. October 25, 2003, is a day etched into the minds of so many San Diegans.

The Cedar Fire, the Paradise Fire and the Otay Fire devastated San Diego in October 2003, tearing through 13% of the county and leaving the rest of the region in a dark haze of ash and smoke.

The Cedar Fire began the evening of Oct. 25, 2003, and was initially reported to be 20 acres. By dawn the morning of Oct. 26, Santa Ana winds pushed flames at a rate of 3,600 acres an hour.

San Diego County leaders will gather Wednesday to commemorate the 2003 firestorm, where four concurrent wildfires killed 17 people, burned hundreds of thousands of acres and thousands of structures.