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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is the second-largest municipal fire department in the state of California, after Los Angeles and responds to nearly 162,000 calls per year. [2] The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department covers 343 square miles of service area including 17 miles of coastline, with responsibility extending 3 miles offshore.
The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km 2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. [2] [3] The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana wind, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2) per hour. [2]
calfire.ca.gov. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ( CAL FIRE) [2] [3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's ...
The San Diego Harbor Police is the law enforcement authority for the Port of San Diego. It provides uniformed police services as well as marine firefighting. [7] The department has an area of responsibility that includes the San Diego Bay shorelines of the cities of San Diego, National City , Chula Vista , Imperial Beach , and Coronado .
The California Army National Guard ( CA ARNG) is one of three components of the California National Guard, a reserve of the United States Army, and part of the National Guard of the United States. The California Army National Guard is composed of 18,450 soldiers. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US ...
Constituted on 18 July 1917 following the American entry into World War I, the 40th Infantry Division was organized at Camp Kearny, near San Diego, California, on 16 September, originally designated as the 19th Division. It was composed of National Guard units from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California 's history, [11] and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018 in terms of insured losses. [12] [13] [7] Named after Camp Creek Road, near its place of origin, the fire began on the morning on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Northern California 's Butte ...
The 3rd Infantry Division ( 3ID) (nicknamed Rock of the Marne) [1] [3] is a combined arms division of the United States Army based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps under U.S. Army Forces Command. Its current organization includes a division headquarters and headquarters battalion, two armored ...