First discovered: 12:16 p.m. Jan. 9 A new wildfire was reported today at 12:16 p.m. in San Diego County. Palm Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday extended the wildfire warning through the end of the week for much of East County.

The alert status for heightened combustion hazards in the county's inland valleys and mountains went into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday and will last until 6 p.m. Friday.