As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
As Los Angeles battles the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have already devastated thousands of homes and other buildings, smaller fires near San Diego, California, prompted evacuations Tuesday morning.
The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.
After a night of rain that potentially aided firefighting efforts, the Border 2 Fire was 43% contained by Monday morning.
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.
California is years behind ... the new rules because they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire, driven by hurricane-force winds ...
The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.
Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.
Rainfall could cause mudslides in area burned by wildfires, with officials warning residents of toxic material from debris and ash.
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires and new blazes flaring up earlier this week, expected rainfall this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain ...
Two new wildfires broke in San Diego County in Southern California as powerful Santa Ana winds picked up pace on Tuesday. Evacuation orders were issued for the Lilac Fire, which had burned about 50 acres (20 hectares),
At least three fires erupted in northern San Diego County overnight ... Californians and weary fire crews. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has been sharing ...