"45 of the LA fire trucks have to return to the barn a day to recharge their electric batteries for 10 hours instead of just gassing up and fighting fires," a January 19, 2025 Facebook post said.

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The cause of the fire was under investigation. The Border 2 Fire broke out on Otay Mountain near the Otay Mountain Truck Trail around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Cal Fire. It sent a large ...

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Dubbed the Border 2 Fire, the blaze erupted Thursday, January 23 in a remote area near Otay Mountain Truck Trail, within the Otay Mountain Wilderness, according to Cal Fire. Some of the obstacles ...

Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...

“From the outside it looks like a normal red fire truck,” Matt Stauber of Pierce Manufacturing said. A normal red fire truck saves lives, but with the Pierce Volterra electric pumper, crews ...

"Minimal smoldering and fire behavior were ... along Otay Mountain Truck Trail; and north of the southern edges of the burn zone a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Due to the ongoing ...

As of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire said firefighters ... along Otay Mountain Truck Trail; and north of the southern edges of the burn zone a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.