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Spring Forward and Check Your Alarms and Detectors!

Now that you've moved your clocks ahead for Spring, it's a good time to check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, to make sure they are working properly. 

Odor Mitigation Update from Waste Management RE: Mercaptan Spill in El Cajon

Here is additional information from Waste Management regarding the Mercaptan spill in El Cajon. Please click on the PDF link, not the photo, for both pages of the document.Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter @heart...

Information from Waste Management RE: Mercaptan Spill in El Cajon

Here is information from Waste Management regarding yesterday's Mercaptan spill in El Cajon.Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter @heartlandfire.

When to Call 9-1-1

Emergency dispatchers are working at peak capacity, as are fire paramedics and other emergency medical personnel. It's critically important that there be no delay in help reaching those who need it most. Non-emergency calls to 911 could keep help...

Swift Water Response, Johnson and Arnele, El Cajon

El Cajon……On December 14, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Heartland Fire & Rescue units from El Cajon, with assistance from El Cajon PD, Santee FD, Lakeside FPD, San Miguel Fire & Rescue, and Cal Fire, were dispatched to...

Sandbags Are Available

If you need sandbags, please visit our informational page for all the details.

Thanksgiving Safety Tips

Happy Thanksgiving from Heartland Fire & Rescue!

Here are some Thanksgiving Safety Tips for the upcoming holiday!

Stay Safe This Holiday Season!

The holiday season can be an event-filled time of the year. To help keep celebrations as fire safe as possible, please view our Holiday Safety presentation for tips and information on cooking, decorations, and more. The presentation is viewable as a slide...

Heartland Fire & Rescue Awarded Grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

For Immediate Release

CONTACT:Andy McKellar(619) 667-1471amckellar@heartlandfire.org

Heartland Fire & Rescue Awarded Critical Lifesaving Upgrade From Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation^® 

La Mesa, Calif. –...

Stay Fire Safe on Independence Day!

The Fourth of July is a peak day for wildfires. Heartland Fire & Rescue would like to remind everyone that consumer fireworks are illegal in San Diego County. It's also a good idea to Establish Defensible Space Around Your Home.

Please enjoy t...

Structure Fire on Pepper Drive in El Cajon

On January 8, 2020 at 5:46 a.m., Heartland Fire & Rescue crews from El Cajon, assisted by crews from Lakeside Fire and San Miguel Fire, were dispatched to reports of a structure on fire in the 1600 block of Pepper Hill Drive in El Cajon. Fire crews ar...

Heartland Fire & Rescue Accepts New OES Engine

Structure Fire on Helix View Drive in El Cajon

El Cajon……At approximately 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, Heartland Fire & Rescue crews from El Cajon and La Mesa, assisted by crews from San Miguel Fire and Santee Fire, were dispatched to reports of a garage on fire in the 1300 block of Helix View Dr in...