SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- While many San Diegans may be scrambling for last-minute costumes or preparing to welcome eager trick-or-treaters, Friday is more than just another Halloween for residents who live in the areas impacted by last year's Fairmount Fire. • Watch the report from Oct. 31, 2024, in the video player above.

The fire was reported in the canyon near Fairmount Avenue and Montezuma Road around 1:45 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2024. Officials with the San Diego Police Department later said the fire appeared to have been sparked due to strong winds in the canyon, which had overgrown brush and palm trees.

Later that afternoon, the fire burned about 40 acres. It led to thousands of residents in multiple neighborhoods near San Diego State University and Interstate 8 being evacuated, includi

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