Representatives of the city of San Diego and UC San Diego cut the ribbon on the city’s newest and most environmentally conscious fire station on Oct. 17 near the university campus in upper La Jolla.

Fire Station 52 is the first in the city to feature an electric fire apparatus and rapid electric vehicle charging station.

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As dangerous fire weather settles over much of Northern California, the California Office of Emergency Services is partnering ...

Many Bay Area counties are under what PG&E calls a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) warning through Saturday, aligning with ...

A vehicle reportedly caught fire after crashing on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews responded to reports of the crash on southbound I-5 near Mathews Road in ...

PG&E said weather-related power shutoffs are possible for some customers in Shasta, Tehama and 10 other counties starting Thursday.

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:53 p.m. in San Joaquin County. Liberty Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for the northern San Joaquin Valley, from Thursday morning ...

"Old Encinitas is here on first street now referred to Highway 101 has quite a few building that are unreinforced masonry so it’s really a matter of looking at when your house was constructed what the ...

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif ... embezzlement during his tenure as fire chief. A search warrant was issued for his home, leading to the discovery of fire department property including a large ...