Police said the girl suffered "life-threatening head injuries and may not survive."
Management of mop-up operations was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service because the fire was on that agency's land.
It was a golfer who spotted the smoke and called it in to the San Diego Fire Rescue Department.
Kyle Knudsen was booked into jail on suspicion of making criminal threats and possession of a large-capacity magazine.
Take a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
The vehicle fled the scene following the collision.
Angel Velasquez Salgado, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, plus other charges.
Police said gunshots were heard during the emergency call as the situation unfolded.
David Verduzco Kruglova, 24, was booked into the San Diego County Jail on suspicion of murder.
Kassandra Sanchez, 23, of San Diego, and Luis Enrique Villegas Brownell, 20, of Tijuana, are facing federal charges.
Police said several shootings took place on Sept. 4, 1993 that involved the same type of assault rifle in National City and San Diego.
The suspect remains on the loose, according to police.
The fatal tabbing happened on the second floor of the Golden West Hotel, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The SWAT standoff prompted the evacuation of a nearby elementary school.
Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and officers from the Escondido Police Department were at the scene.
The city is proposing to move cliff parking onto the street and eliminate a lane of traffic at the southern point at Sunset Cliffs.
No other injuries were reported.
When officers arrived, both vehicles were at the scene, but one driver had fled on foot, police said.
All three were hospitalized but were expected to survive, police said.
J.C. Blake Sartor, 32, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of shooting SDPD Officer James Romero on June 8, 2023.
One person died at the scene of the accident, which forced a closure of SR-78 in the area, the CHP reported.
The victims included a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor living in San Diego who lost her entire life savings.
Crime suppression teams "will saturate high-crime areas, target repeat offenders and seize illicit weapons and narcotics."
The moped rider was taken to a hospital after sustaining life-threatening injuries.
The district has upgraded 35 automated chest-compression devices to their advanced life support ambulances and helicopters.
"Impaired driving continues to be a leading cause of vehicle crashes locally and nationwide," Interim Chief of Police Ryan Banks said.
The rapper was arrested in the Chollas View neighborhood in May of 2023 after police found two guns inside a vehicle he was riding in.
Noel Trevino, 30, is accused in the slaying of Wanda Taylor at her East Division Street home.
Rene Cruz, 28, pleaded guilty to counts of indecent exposure and annoying or molesting a child.
Firefighters rescued workers from the roof of the partially built structure.
Prosecutors allege Parrish Juan Chambers Jr. smashed through a window to gain access to Nahal Connie Dadkhah's home and beat her to death.
Angel Rayburn, 37, had tampered with her ankle monitor and walked out of a Female Community Reentry Program facility, the CDCR said.
Authorities have publicly identified two men who lost their lives over the last eight days to San Diego-area traffic accidents.
San Diego County drivers should be extra careful this holiday weekend.
Border Patrol agents have intercepted multiple loads of drugs concealed under the hood of vehicles inside the battery, officials said.
If any guns are found to be stolen, the original owners will be contacted. All remaining weapons will be destroyed, officials said.
Sheriff's officials said the surveillance was part of an effort to counter cross-border narcotics smuggling in the region.
She is considered at-risk because she has a medical condition, police said.
The car fled the scene and paramedics rushed the motorcyclist to a hospital, where he was treated for a brain bleed and a fractured pelvis.