Cal Fire firefighters walk by scorched palm trees along Montezuma Road in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods on Thursday. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego City firefighters battle a blaze near San Diego State University on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A firefighter runs a water line to battle a blaze near San Diego State University on Thursday. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A lost dog walks along Montezuma Road. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)An Erickson Air Crane drops water on a hot spot on a fire that burned 40 acres in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A San Diego Fire-Rescue helicopter patrols above burned out palm trees from a vegetation fire that burned 40 acres in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A Cal Fire aircraft drops fire retardant on a vegetation fire that burned 40 acres in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods on Thursday. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Flames rise from burning palm trees along Montezuma Road. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Dressed in halloween costumes, Dominic Minutelli, left, Eric Anzures and Joel Sanchez, walk down Montezuma Road. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Helicopters make several water drops on a field fire near Quarry Road on Thursday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A fire near San Diego State University looms up over the city as seen from Fiesta Island on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Jim Grant / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
