A new wildfire was reported today at 10:04 p.m. in San Diego County. Sawday Fire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:58 a.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.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

A group of scientists from San Diego just happened to be off the coast of LA when the fires started, and what they found could affect us months or even years from now.

Cal Fire says the rain helped to extinguish hot spots and helps firefighters with containment. While the rain is very much welcomed, Sunday's storm had the potential for isolated lightning. CBS 8 asked CAL Fire if they have any concerns about the lightning sparking a fire.

Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon and quickly prompted evacuations, which have since been lifted. The Gilman Fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, not far from Interstate 5 and UC San Diego's campus.

(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune ... which could potentially spark a wildfire. Up to 1 inch of snow is expected to fall between the 3,500 foot and 4,000 foot level, while 3 to 6 inches ...

As firefighters continue to battle the rapidly-growing Border 2 fire, a smoke advisory is in effect for the southwestern area of San Diego County.

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The last time it was this dry in January, there were barely more than 500 people in San Diego. The year was 1850, and only a quarter-inch of rain had fallen in six months. It made the region ripe for wildfire — but that wasn’t much of a concern. The city’s population was clustered along the coast, far from the backcountry, where most fires burned.

Firefighters are racing to contain a fast-growing brush fire in San Diego County, while other blazes continue to burn throughout the region as Southern California inches closer to its first significant rainfall in more than nine months.

A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.