Rangeland rancher John Austel was glad to have a wildfire grazing plan in place, but he didn’t want to have to put it to the ...

Roy Carmichael, a 66-year-old who lives at the campground in an RV, said he first spotted an orange glow atop Otay Mountain on Thursday night. “We thought everything was going to be OK,” he said.

Roy Carmichael, a 66-year-old who lives at the campground in an RV, said he first spotted an orange glow atop Otay Mountain on Thursday night. “We thought everything was going to be OK,” he said.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire crews are battling a brush fire that erupted on Otay Mountain Thursday afternoon, with evacuation orders and warnings in place for surrounding areas.

Cal Fire crews battled a wildfire near Otay Mountain on Sunday afternoon, bringing it under control at 20 acres. We're now home to seven San Diego Community Newspaper Group newspapers. Read more → ...

Otay Mountain fire seen from the hills of Tijuana, Mexico in Hacienda Agua Caliente on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Tijuana, Baja California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune) ...

And Otay Mountain, a remnant of an ancient chain of volancoes, supports a variety of habitats including chaparral and coastal sagebrush. White sage and chamise cover the mountainside from the start.

Rising like a rumpled pillow from the eastern extremity of Otay Mesa, Otay Mountain offers unparalleled, integrated views of the bifurcated San Diego-Tijuana metropolis, the Coronado Islands ...

It’s burning in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. A red flag warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. Friday for parts of Southern California, ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An evacuation order remains in effect Wednesday for Otay Mountain-area neighborhoods, as crews work to contain the smoldering remnants of a wildfire that has scorched about 10 ...