Del Mar Fire Department to hold community workshop
DEL MAR–The Del Mar Fire Department will host a community education workshop for residents to discuss changes to the city’s Weed and Nuisance Abatement Program.
Fire personnel will provide property owners with information regarding overgrown vegetation throughout the City and the Fire Department’s plan to reduce fire hazards. A new inspection program for identifying fire hazards [...]
Video: New firefighting helicopter unveiled
The County of San Diego added another weapon to fight fires. Purchased by SDGE, the Air Crane helicopter can be outfitted with a 2500 gallon water tank.
Video: Teen Battle of the Bands competition at Vista Library
Vista Library held a teen battle of the bands competition on August 28. Six bands participated, including “Not So Normal,” who drove up from Pacific Beach to perform.
County urges East County residents to prepare for wildfires
EL CAJON–As crews continue to contain a fire near Campo and hot, dry weather is forecast inland through tomorrow, the County Office of Emergency Services is reminding residents to take two minutes to register their cell phone numbers with AlertSanDiego to receive emergency updates in a disaster.
“Fortunately, the current fire is not threatening homes, but [...]
Local residents can’t meet basic expenses
SAN DIEGO–Three in ten working-age households in San Diego County can’t meet basic expenses. Almost a third of non-retired households in San Diego County have incomes lower than what they need to meet basic living expenses without going into debt. Half of those struggling households include someone with a full-time job.
These sobering findings from Center on [...]
Video: Each one, teach one
Local residents discuss Broadway Heights Community Council.
County launching cell phone campaign to increase registrations during wildfire season
SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego is launching a campaign during National Preparedness Month in September to urge residents and their families to register their cell phones for AlertSanDiego.
Currently, about 200,000 cell phones are registered, which exceeds other communities that use the system but is still far short of the number of residents in the [...]
Fire damages La Mesa home
LA MESA–Heartland Fire responded this morning to residential structure fire on the block of Lake Helix Drive in La Mesa.
Fire crews arrived within minutes and reported light smoke coming from the garage. The fire was contained to the garage, but the house suffered moderate smoke damage. The residents of the house were alerted by smoke [...]
Construction to begin on Trestles Bridge Replacement project
SAN DIEGO–Construction will begin Wednesday on the Trestles Bridge Replacement Project, which will remove the northernmost segment of the 70-year-old wood trestle railroad bridge near San Onofre State Beach and install a new structure in its place to increase safety and reliability on the nation’s second busiest rail corridor.
“Like most people who use this beautiful [...]
Video: School pins become pointed issue
A lapel-pin flap is making itself felt at San Diego Unified School District.
