Penny Fire initially started 2:32 p.m. Feb. 26 in San Diego County. It has burned nine acres after being active for 18 hours.

Initial location: Sunrise Highway, North of Penny Pines Trailhead, San Diego County, Calif. Penny Fire initially started ...

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in east San Diego County near Sunrise Highway & Penny Pines Trailhead on Wednesday.

Firefighters on Wednesday were battling a roughly 10-acre backcountry brush fire northwest of Mount Laguna, authorities said.

Crews stopped the forward rate of spread of the Penny Fire at 9 acres. It burned near Sunrise Highway and the Penny Pines Trailhead.

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 1:55 p.m. in San Diego County. Penny Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Firefighters are responding to a brush fire burning near Mt. Laguna in East County Wednesday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, the fire was reported in the area of Sunrise ...

A brush fire sparked on Mount Laguna Wednesday afternoon. Crews with the Cleveland National Forest were first called to the area along Sunrise Highway near the Penny Pines Trailhead just before 2 p.m.

No structures were threatened as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday as firefighters attacked the brush fire from the ground and sky, per the Forest Service.