A new wildfire was reported today at 12:39 p.m. in San Diego County. Moreno Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

As the Border 2 fire races across thousands of acres near the U.S.-Mexico border, San Diego County firefighters are locked in an uphill battle against fierce winds, steep terrain and dangerously low humidity.

A Pacific storm that will begin to spread across San Diego County late Saturday could produce enough rain and snow through Tuesday to significantly lower the threat of wildfires across the region, the National Weather Service indicated in an advisory.

December’s rate compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.2% for California and 3.8% for the nation as a whole during the same month. Between November 2024 and December 2024, total nonfarm employment increased from 1,

The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.

Two brush fires burning along I-15 in northern San Diego County have prompted evacuation orders for some as they burn at high rates of speed due to strong winds in the area.

A brush fire that broke out near the UC San Diego campus was brought under control on January 23, the fire department said.Footage shows firefighters working to control the blaze after powerful Santa Ana winds swept across San Diego County.

Several areas in San Diego County are under air quality alerts Friday due to wildfire smoke in the region, according to authorities.

Firefighters are tackling the raging San Diego border 2 wildfire blaze from air with pink powder as evacuation orders are issued. The new blaze erupted in the Otay Mountain wilderness in San Diego County on Thursday afternoon (23 January).

Several new wildfires started in and around San Diego on Jan. 23, including the Border 2 Fire on Otay Mountain and the Gilman Fire right near San Diego neighborhoods.