With wildfires like the ones we've seen this week in Rancho Bernardo and Fashion Valley, is the City of San Diego ready for the next one?

An 80-year-old woman was saved from a single-family home structure fire by San Diego firefighters Sunday evening according to the San Diego Fire Department.

A wind-driven wildfire sparked Wednesday morning in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego, triggering evacuation orders and warnings. The blaze, dubbed the Bernardo Fire, was reported shortly before 9 a.

San Diego Fire Rescue Department Deputy Chief Tony Tosca is shown being interviewed near Cowles Mountain on Jan. 17, 2024. “This product is called Mighty Fire Breaker . It’s an EPA approved product," said San Diego Fire Rescue Department Deputy Chief Tony Tosca.

Crews are working to extinguish a vegetation fire near the intersection of Gilman Drive and Via Alicante in La Jolla.

A mandatory evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon after a new brush fire, named the "Friars Fire," broke out near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego.

With another round of blustery and arid Santa Ana conditions in the forecast for this week, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department urged San Diegans today to do all they can to be fully prepared should any local wildfires erupt.

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.

A brush fire forced evacuations and road closures Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Mission Valley area of San Diego.The blaze, called the Friars Fire, was first reported at

Residents in Mission Valley, San Diego, have been warned to keep their distance as a severe fire wreaks havoc, with emergency crews working tirelessly to extinguish the inferno.

San Diego Fire-Rescue operates 52 fire stations with 994 firefighters serving a growing population of nearly 1.4 million.

In an effort to combat the increasing risk of wildfires, firefighters in San Diego are employing a new tool to protect neighborhoods from fire danger