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Protect This Place: Otay Mountain — Boon of Biodiversity on the Border
Home to plant and animal species, this mountain and its spectacular views face threats from climate change, wildfires, and ...
What starts wildfires in San Diego County? We crunched the data. Here’s what it shows — and what it doesn’t.
The causes of about 45% of fires handled by Cal Fire in County from 2019 through 2023 are either ‘undetermined’ or classified as ‘other.’ ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune1mon
Nearly 6,300-acre fire expanding east in Otay wilderness as nearly 700 firefighters fight back
Several people awoke Friday — some in the middle of the night — to evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area ... an orange glow atop Otay Mountain on Thursday night.
Border 2 Fire in San Diego burns over 6,000 acres: See map
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 ...
NBC 7 San Diego1mon
Evacuation orders lifted for Border 2 fire after 100% containment
The cause of the fire, which erupted early Thursday afternoon amid dry and gusty Santa Ana conditions just west of Doghouse Junction in Otay Mountain Wilderness Area, remains under investigation.
The Daily Item1mon
Wildfire in San Diego’s Otay Mountain area explodes to 5,000 acres, prompting evacuation orders
SAN DIEGO — A wildfire in the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded early Friday morning over thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area and ...