Border 79 Fire initially started 10:52 a.m. Dec. 10 in San Diego County. Since its discovery 22 hours ago, it has burned 38.2 acres. 70% of the fire was brought under containment by a fire crew of 37 by Wednesday morning. However, the cause is still being investigated.

San Diego Supervisors learned a key lesson Tuesday: Their fire chief can impose stricter fire safety rules on battery storage projects without their blessing. And that’s just what San Diego County Fire Chief Tony Mecham will do until the state updates California’s fire code related to renewable energy battery installations.

The National Weather Service issues watches, warnings and other advisories to let the public know about high wind events, which are most common between January and April as well as October through December.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:49 p.m. in San Diego County. Elena 2 Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

A red flag warning for dangerous fire conditions will be in effect from Monday until Wednesday due to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity.