SAN DIEGO — Last summer's most destructive wildfire was sparked by a Bureau of Land Management Jeep that ignited dry brush in the desert just east of the Laguna Mountains, fire investigators announced Friday.
Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for more than 20,000 homes on the outskirts of San Diego and another 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County 250 miles
Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for more than 20,000 homes on the outskirts of San Diego and another 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County 250 miles
No injuries were reported and all buildings were spared as about 800 acres burned and homes, schools and businesses were evacuated during the Bernardo fire that broke out Tuesday in northern San Diego. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, all San Diego evacuation
A helicopter attacks a wild fire burning Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in San Diego. Wildfires destroyed a home and forced the evacuation of several others Tuesday in California as a high-pressure system brought unseasonable heat and gusty winds to a parched