Encinitas updates Olivenhain fire evacuation plan
ENCINITAS — Residents of the Olivenhain community in Encinitas believe the latest fire evacuation plan is a step in the right direction after years of...
Encinitas Fire Department
Encinitas Fire Chief Stein to retire next month
ENCINITAS — After more than 29 years serving as a professional firefighter, the last seven as head of the Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar...
Streetscape phase nearly done, critics decry ‘safety hazards’
ENCINITAS — Leucadia Streetscape’s initial phase is nearing completion and the city is preparing for the project’s next stage to begin as early as this...
Shirtless man seen leaving area of Encinitas brush fire
ENCINITAS — A shirtless man was captured on cellphone video leaving the area of a small vegetation fire earlier this week near some homeless encampments...
Encinitas firefighters continue negotiations with city over vaccine mandate
ENCINITAS — As legal battles intensify nationwide between municipal governments and first responders, negotiations over mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations remain ongoing between the City of Encinitas...
Encinitas disputes claims in independent fire analysis of Goodson Project
ENCINITAS — Prior to the Encinitas City Council’s upcoming public hearing on the proposed Goodson Project in Olivenhain, a city staff report contends local fire...
Encinitas firefighters fill the boot for MDA
Muscular Dystrophy Association Executive Director Tanya Berg thanked Encinitas Fire Department Battalion Chief Terence Chiros, for the firefighters who worked the Fill the Boot Drive...
Local firefighters get ready for fire season
The first part of fire season is almost here, to be closely followed by the Santa Ana phase. With nearly 76 percent of California residents...
Local firefighter wounded in Las Vegas mass shooting
An Encinitas firefighter was one of the nearly 530 people injured when a gunman killed 59 people at a Las Vegas concert, the worst mass...
City taps Mike Stein as new fire chief
The city has appointed acting fire Chief Mike Stein to the position of fire chief effective immediately, according to a city issued press release....
