Monte Fire initially started 2:59 p.m. June 17 in San Diego County, California. Since its discovery nine days ago, it has ...

A Lakeside-area wildfire that has burned 1,051 acres in rugged open terrain near El Monte County Park has been 90% contained.

The blaze ignited on Tuesday afternoon off El Monte Road. It prompted some evacuations but caused no structural damage. It ...

El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona faced public criticism and was censured by the City Council following a lawsuit settlement ...

The Monte Fire has not caused any reported structural damage, but it left three firefighters with minor injuries.

The fire agency said in late afternoon on social media that the forward progress of the second blaze, the Hawick fire, had ...

The blaze erupted for unknown reasons at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday off the 15000 block of El Monte Road in Lakeside, next to ...

A brush fire in the Lakeside area grew to more than 850 acres Wednesday, which kept Cal Fire firefighters on the scene and ...

Crews are being flown in by helicopter to fight the fire on steep rugged terrain. Evacuation orders remain in place, but no ...

Face masks, such as N-95s and KN-95s, as well as indoor air filtration will help with the smoke and particulate matter, ...

Monte Fire initially started 2:59 p.m. June 17 in San Diego County, California. Since its discovery a week ago, it has burned ...