Steve Swaney Taking Helm of East County’s Heartland Fire and Rescue
The cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove Wednesday named a firefighting veteran…
Transient Arrested for Arson in Half-Acre Fire in Lakeside
A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting a half-acre brush fire that…
Apartment Fire in La Mesa Sends 2 to Hospital
Two men were hospitalized with minor burn injuries Friday morning after escaping an apartment fire…
Lemon Grove Family Displaced by Early Morning House Fire
A Lemon Grove family was displaced Thursday by a pre- dawn fire that started in…
Elderly Man Saved From Burning La Mesa Apartment
Quick action by neighbors and firefighters saved the life of an elderly man who was…
Blaze Breaks Out at El Cajon Apartment Complex; 8 Displaced
Updated at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 25, 2018 A fire of unknown origin damaged an East…
San Diego Search Team Heads to Montecito, Where Dozen Missing After Deadly Mudslides
As rescuers searched Wednesday for more than a dozen people missing after mudslides swept away…
Homeless Woman Briefly Detained at La Mesa Brush Fire Scene
A fire blackened about an acre Tuesday on a brushy hillside near the junction of…
Small Brush Fire Temporarily Halts La Mesa Trolley Service
A small brush fire in La Mesa briefly shut down trolley service in the area…
Firefighters Quickly Douse Freeway Brush Fire in Lemon Grove
Firefighters were able to make quick work of a brush fire north of state Route…
Early Morning Blaze in Escondido Condo; Two Units Damaged, 1 Hurt
A fire at an East County condominium complex damaged two residential units Monday and left…
El Cajon Home Blaze Causes $350K in Damage, Kills Family’s Cat
A fire that engulfed an El Cajon home killed the family’s cat and caused about…
Woman, 7 Dogs, 2 Cats Flee Lemon Grove House Fire
Flames spread through an attached residential garage in an East County neighborhood Tuesday, destroying a…
Fire at El Cajon Mobile Home Causes $40,000 in damage
A fire that spread from a shed to a mobile home in El Cajon caused…
