San Diego lifeguards and police are on high alert to ensure beach safety during the busy Fourth of July weekend.

Assembly Bill 470 will strengthen communications networks through investment in more reliable technologies for emergency response.

Firefighters were able to save an apartment complex from catching fire after several nearby patios went up in flames in San Diego Saturday evening.

According to the department's incident webpage, the first unit arrived on the scene in the area of 4451 Quince St. around ...

The fire charred an area about 20 by 50 feet. It was near a Clairemont canyon where a fire prompted evacuations five days ago ...

A fire that tore through a North Park home Monday was knocked down in just 20 minutes, thanks to a swift response from firefighters.

The Fourth of July often comes with a higher potential for ocean, bay and rip current rescues, according to SDFD lifeguards.

The fire was first reported around 5:05 p.m. near Mount Ariane Drive, just east of Cowley Way in Clairemont, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

The blaze erupted at about 5 p.m. Tuesday off the 5200 block of Mount Ariane Terrace, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

A fire raced up a ridge toward apartments in the 3400 block of Cowley Way in Clairemont. NBC 7’s Dave Summers tells us how, with the fast action of fire and rescue, they avoided catastrophe.