Flames were 50 feet up top that ridge which is about 100 feet away. Very scary,” said Bob Ilko, President Of The Scripps Ranch Civic Association.

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

The fires burning in Los Angeles are fueled by the Santa Ana winds, and as the winds are forecasted to continue to blow ...

Survivors of the West and Cedar fires share their experience of loss and recovery as destructive fires continue burning ...

Scripps Ranch residents reflected on the catastrophic 2003 Cedar Fire as wildfires burn throughout Los Angeles.

As wildfires tear through Los Angeles, the images of devastation are all too familiar to many across San Diego County, bringing back memories of destructive blazes in the past – and the long, ...

Rattlesnake fire, 1953: The fire in Glenn County, in Northern California, killed 15 people. Cedar fire, 2003: The fire in San Diego killed 15. North Complex fire, 2020: The fire burned in the ...

“It’s going to be a long recovery for Palisades and for Pasadena, Altadena area, and we’ve been through that in San Diego,” San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Babler said. The ...

During his tenure he led strike teams throughout the state and also saw the devastating effects the 2003 Cedar fire and 2007 Witch Creek fire had on the local community, he said. “Those two ...

(AP Photo/Kevin Rice) The Cedar Fire destroyed 2,820 structures in the San Deigo area in October 2003. The blaze was started by a lost hunter who lit a fire to signal for help, according to the ...