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On Wednesday, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department gave an update to the city council’s Public Safety Committee on where things stand heading into the 2025 fire season.
The Castle Fire in August 2020 killed an estimated 7,500 to 10,600 giant sequoias, or 10 percent to 14 percent of the Sequoia Nevada population. A year later, the KNP Complex and Windy Fires in ...
San Diego Fire-Rescue faces proposed budget cuts. What it means for your safety Dispatch operations and helicopter staffing are just a few of the areas that could be affected.
A San Diego Fire Rescue Department firefighter is shown spraying down the chaparral at the base of Cowles Mountain on January 17, 2025. Bowman did his own experiment on his Christmas tree, which ...
“We have always tried to spare police and fire from the worst of any particular cuts,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said Wednesday. With the city of San Diego facing a more than $250 million ...
He began his career with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department as an emergency medical technician in 1999, then became a firefighter in 2000. He grew up in San Diego’s District 4, ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Growing from within is common with police and fire departments. That’s the case for the brand new San Diego Fire-Rescue chief, who officially took the helm Thursday as ...
San Diego Fire-Rescue not only needs additional inspectors but also at least five more staff for brush management in order to comply with a 2023 city audit that found the city failing in that area.
San Diego Fire-Rescue and fire departments around the state have been struggling with staffing shortages. COVID-19 is one reason, but San Diego's Fire Chief says it's more complicated than that.
APPLETON, Wis. (May 31, 2023) – Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has placed an order for 18 custom ...
3 San Diego Fire-Rescue Team Members Injured in Crash en Route to Assist Hurricane Victims by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Sept. 29, 2024, 11:58 p.m. Sept. 30, 2024, 7:11 a.m. Share this: ...
On Wednesday, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department gave an update to the city council’s Public Safety Committee on where things stand heading into the 2025 fire season.