Firefighters battle a brushfire off Gilman Drive near UCSD on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
High winds kick up dust during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The flag pole begins to bend after a heavy wind gust as Matthew Ridel waits to putt on the green of the second hole on the South Course during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Border 2 fire on Otay Mountain on Thursday late afternoon, Jan. 23, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Airplane departing from the Tijuana International Airport with smoke in the background. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Border 2 fire on Otay Mountain seen from the hills of Tijuana, Mexico in Hacienda Agua Caliente. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Firefighters battle a brushfire off Gilman Drive near UCSD. (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Firefighters battle a brushfire off Gilman Drive near UCSD on Thursday Jan. 23, 2025 (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A San Diego Fire-Rescue helicopter drops water on a hot spot from a vegetation fire on the west side of Gilman Drive south of Via Alicante. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Chula Vista Fire hand crew 1 arrives at a vegetation fire on Gilman Drive south of Via Alicante on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Chula Vista Fire hand crew 1 clears brush at a vegetation fire on Gilman Drive south of Via Alicante. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego firefighters battle a vegetation fire on Gilman Drive south of Via Alicante on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Andy Wilson of Chula Vista Fire hand crew 1 looks on after a San Diego Fire-Rescue helicopter made a water drop. The fire was contained to three acres. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Firefighters position their fire trucks on the corner of Otay Mesa Road and Alta Road while working the Border 2 fire on Otay Mountain on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego, CA.(Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Two Marine Osprey helicopters along the U.S.-Mexico border near Paseo de la Fuente Road at Otay Mesa prepare to lift off. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Marine Osprey helicopter lifts off. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Border 2 fire on Otay Mountain.. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Originally Published: January 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM PST
