Firefighters mop up after attack on stubborn vegetation fire in University Heights

Firefighters mop up after attack on stubborn vegetation fire in University Heights

Firefighters can be seen at the canyon edge as smoke rises from the vegetation below, off Johnson Avenue in University Heights. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) A small fire broke out Saturday east of state Route 163 and firefighters had the flames surrounded, only to see them jump their containment, officials said. Crews remained on scene into the evening with plans to stay longer as a precaution. “It looks like we’re going to hav…

San Diego Fire Rescue responds University Heights vegetation fire

“All of the sudden I just saw smoke started happening and then a palm tree went up in flames, and then the canyon kind of caught on fire,” said Howard Wu, who lives in a University Heights neighborhood. Wu was cleaning outside his home when he said he heard what appeared to be someone talking down on the canyon. When...

Firefighter hurt in University Heights fire

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- One firefighter was hurt Saturday while working to put out a vegetation fire near homes in University Heights. The fire was first reported at 1:17 p.m., in the 1200 block of Johnson Avenue, according to the San Diego-Fire Rescue Department. Over 100 firefighters were deployed to battle the fire, including three brush rigs, which are specialized fire engines designed to fight vegetation fires in rough terrain. After the …

Firefighters work to contain 'stubborn' vegetation fire in University Heights

Crews this evening remained on scene for a small vegetation fire that broke out earlier in the day near the University Heights neighborhood and burned between an eighth and a quarter of an acre.The blaze was reported at 1:50 p.m. Saturday at 1212 Johnson Ave., and crews arrived three minutes later, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department."We thought we had it all contained," earlier on Saturday, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department offic…