It could take weeks or months for the public to know what caused the fire that last month charred 6,600 acres in the Otay Mountain Wilderness as local Cal Fire officials continue their investigation.

Nearly half of San Diegans are renters and have certain legal rights if their home is destroyed by natural disasters like wildfire.

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.

Feb. 4 A new wildfire was reported today at 5:29 a.m. in San Diego County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.

The latest forecasts have the rain arriving Wednesday and lingering off and on through Friday, before skies clear up next Saturday.