San Diego has been slow to revamp how it monitors and removes flammable brush on city-owned land, despite a 2023 audit saying the city’s efforts are poorly coordinated and not comprehensive enough.

The sprawling JA Ranch has seen its share of fires – some intentionally set and some not. Ranch managers now are looking at the results of the fires to help determine how prescribed fire could be used ...

Maintaining electrical transmission reliability is a primary objective of utility companies and vegetation management professionals across the country. While utility companies can use several ...

Preventing trees and various brush species from interfering with utility infrastructure requires sound vegetation management strategies to prevent issues before they become threats. Many options for ...

Fire crews respond to a brush fire in 2019. / File photo by Adriana Heldiz Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Residents of Del Mar fled their homes earlier this ...

There's something missing in San Diego's fire prevention arsenal, say advocates of a little-known practice called silviculture. It's a fuel reduction method that draws on techniques to thin and manage ...

San Diego is behind on removing brush from city property, putting land with a high chance of catching fire at risk, according to a roughly 40-page internal audit released last week. The report from ...

SAN DIEGO – City Attorney Michael Aguirre said Thursday that homes destroyed in the wildfires that ravaged parts of San Diego could have been saved if the city had a better brush management program.

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