Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:43 p.m. in San Diego County. Highland Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.

The fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. Thursday in the Otay Mountains of San Diego's South Bay near the border.

San Diego family searching for 'heroes' who saved mother's life during Eaton fire; Sara Godoy's car caught on fire while escaping flames.

A wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.- Mexico border in the San Diego area Thursday, quickly blackening scores of open acres.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters are battling a brush fire near the Home Depot in the area of Fairmount Ave. Thursday morning. This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information is made available.

Firefighters are responding Wednesday to a brush fire in Rancho Bernardo. The fire started around 8:55 a.m. near Bernardo Center Drive and Camino del Norte, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue, which was responding alongside Poway Fire.

Evacuation orders that were issued have expanded due to a growing vegetation fire that broke out in the Bonsall area of San Diego County Tuesday morning.

A new fire broke out on Otay Mountain, near the US-Mexico border, on Thursday, January 23, sending plumes of smoke skyward.Live footage captured by ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego’s cameras shows the blaze which has a “dangerous rate to spread”.

First discovered: 4:39 p.m. Jan. 23 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:39 p.m. in San Diego County. Mesa Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:49 p.m. in San Diego County. Alvarado Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.