The 2003 Cedar fire destroyed his home. “We’ll feel the winds coming, and then we'll smell a little smoke, and our senses are on high alert," Kassel said. Get top local stories in San Diego ...

Calfire said the fire grew to 10 acres and was threatening one structure but by 8 a.m., Cal Fire updated the acreage to 3.5. Within a half-hour, crews had the fire’s spread halted. It was 100% ...

“For us here in San Diego, we're worried about what's going ... said Smith, who recalls the devastation from the Cedar Fire. “We walked right up the street. We saw that one down and that ...