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 officials.

An evacuation order is in effect Tuesday for Otay Mountain-area neighborhoods as crews worked to contain the smoldering remnants of a wildfire that scorched about 10 square miles of remote terrain in the far southern reaches of the San Diego area over the last five days.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:43 a.m. in San Diego County. Pala 3 Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.

Assembly Republicans announced a series of bills to improve California’s wildfire prevention, response, and recovery efforts.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:04 p.m. in San Diego County. Sawday Fire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

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

Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon and quickly prompted evacuations, which have since been lifted. The Gilman Fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, not far from Interstate 5 and UC San Diego's campus.

A group of scientists from San Diego just happened to be off the coast of LA when the fires started, and what they found could affect us months or even years from now.

(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune ... which could potentially spark a wildfire. Up to 1 inch of snow is expected to fall between the 3,500 foot and 4,000 foot level, while 3 to 6 inches ...

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: 6:52 a.m. Jan. 24 A new wildfire was reported today at 6:52 a.m. in San Diego County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.