Less than two weeks after the Los Angeles County fires wreaked havoc, San Diego County was met with multiple brushfires.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

San Diego battles wildfires amid 102 mph winds causing evacuations, power outages affecting 50,000 residents and multiple fire outbreaks across the region

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.