In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.

The county board votes 4-0 to enhance fire defense, including adding a new $20M helicopter, amid rising concerns over wildfire risks.

Prompted by the Los Angeles wildfire disaster, the Board of Supervisors voted to obtain a twin-engine helicopter and more water tenders.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:58 a.m. in San Diego County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

An evacuation order is in effect Tuesday for Otay Mountain-area neighborhoods as crews worked to contain the smoldering remnants of a wildfire that scorched about 10 square miles of remote terrain in the far southern reaches of the San Diego area over the last five days.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:04 p.m. in San Diego County. Sawday Fire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

A new fire broke out on Otay Mountain, near the US-Mexico border, on Thursday, January 23, sending plumes of smoke skyward.Live footage captured by ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego’s cameras shows the blaze which has a “dangerous rate to spread”.

Assembly Republicans announced a series of bills to improve California’s wildfire prevention, response, and recovery efforts.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon and quickly prompted evacuations, which have since been lifted. The Gilman Fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, not far from Interstate 5 and UC San Diego's campus.

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