A new wildfire was reported today at 5:18 p.m. in San Diego County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

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Nearly 8,000 San Diego Gas and Electric customers had their power shut off Friday morning in yet another effort to reduce wildfire risk due to strong Santa Ana winds.

A new prescribed burn, called /viejas, was initiated today at 4:46 p.m. in San Diego County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Currently, there are no details as to how much land has been burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.

After restoring electricity on Thursday afternoon to all customers in rural areas impacted by public safety shutoffs, strong Santa Ana winds overnight forced San Diego Gas & Electric to turn off the power again.

San Diego Gas & Electric on Thursday restored electricity to all customers who had their power shut off due to Santa Ana winds but with another series of strong gusts expected to barrel through the county Thursday night and early Friday,

San Diego Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to customers placed under a public safety power shutoff, allaying the worries of some in high fire-risk areas even as conditions are expected to remain critical through the end of the week.