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Climate change, drought conditions and brush buildup from record rainfall makes the city more prone to fires.
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Firefighters working in high heat are patrolling for hotspots and building control lines around a large wildfire smoldering in the interior of Southern California.
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During the firefight, crews reported up to 30-foot flames, which threw embers eastward across College Boulevard and into the Walmart Shopping Center, which prompted evacuations of residents and businesses.
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Firefighters have stopped the rate of spread of the Park Fire in Potrero that prompted evacuations and road closures. The fire has burned 64 acres so far.
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A mandatory evacuation was implemented in the lightly populated area, resulting in 15 homes being evacuated in the vicinity of Sandia Creek and El Prado.
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A wildfire that spread across brushy open terrain was 90% contained Wednesday in a hilly area of Barona, southeast of Ramona, charring about 12.2 acres, according to Cal Fire San Diego.
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All evacuation warnings were lifted shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, Cal Fire said.
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The blaze erupted for unknown reasons shortly after 11:30 a.m. near Black Wood and Old Mine roads, several miles north of Interstate 8 in the Boulevard area, according to Cal Fire
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After California’s largest home insurance provider said it wouldn’t issue new policies, consumer and insurance industry groups have ideas for what they’d like to see.
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Two insurance industry giants have stepped back from the California marketplace.
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