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Opinion: How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town
3 months ago

Opinion: How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town

LA Times  

On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. As it threatened Wrightwood, wildland firefighting teams prioritized the kind of direct community protection the town had been preparing its residents for, rather than focusing on remote wildland areas, and trying to stop a wind-driven …

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Favorable weather conditions help firefighters increase containment of three major wildfires
3 months ago

Favorable weather conditions help firefighters increase containment of three major wildfires

LA Times  

The San Bernardino County fire captain looks over the charred landscape from the Bridge fire in Wrightwood earlier this month. Assisted by favorable weather conditions, firefighters continue to increase containment of three major Southern California wildfires that have burned more than 117,000 acres, destroyed 242 structures and led to 24 injuries. A late-summer heat wave fueled conditions for explosive growth, …

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A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire
3 months, 1 week ago

A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire

Associated Press  

RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. — In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly serene spot but one also caught between the swings of devastating winter snowstorms and menacing summer wildfires. Members of Riverside County Cal Fire monitor for hot spots while battling the Airport Fire Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in …

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Wrightwood stunned by Bridge fire destruction: ‘Never believed it would happen’
3 months, 1 week ago

Wrightwood stunned by Bridge fire destruction: ‘Never believed it would happen’

LA Times  

Smoke from the Bridge fire envelopes trees behind a home in Wrightwood on Wednesday. The Bridge fire is one of three fast-moving wildfires that sparked amid a record-breaking heat wave in Southern California in recent days, sending residents across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties fleeing for safety. San Bernardino County firefighters work to save a home from …

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Bridge fire swept through Mountain High, but famed ski resort largely survived
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bridge fire swept through Mountain High, but famed ski resort largely survived

LA Times  

A firefighter uses hand tools to try and stop the Bridge fire from advancing toward homes in Wrightwood, Calif., on Tuesday. As the Bridge fire swept through mountain communities Tuesday night, Mountain High’s webcam showed a dramatic scene: Flames cutting through ski lifts at the well-known ski resort. “Fire raced through the area yesterday, but all the main lifts and …

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Fire threatens Southern California ski resorts. Will they make it to winter?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fire threatens Southern California ski resorts. Will they make it to winter?

LA Times  

The chair lift at the Mount Baldy ski resort is shrouded in smoke from the Bridge fire. The fire, which has charred 49,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest, exploded in size late Tuesday, burning homes and sending flames barreling through the trees toward Mountain High’s chairlifts. Ski resorts in the Big Bear region, meanwhile, were hoping to remain standing …

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SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13

LA Times  

A Riverside County firefighter checks for hotspots among burned cars and a destroyed home off Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore. “This is currently the largest active fire in the state of California,” L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference. “Our priority remains the protection of life and structure and infrastructure defense.” In the two other major …

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Photos: Fires ravaging California after heat wave
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: Fires ravaging California after heat wave

LA Times  

We’re at peak fire season in the West, and this year has been notably busy compared with the previous two seasons, which were tempered by back-to-back wet winters. Firefighters battle the Airport fire along Ortega Highway in the Santa Ana Mountains. Fountain Valley firefighters douse a home along El Cariso Road as the Airport fire burns in the Santa Ana …

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Some rain, snow still on tap for SoCal, but worst of deadly winter storm has passed
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Some rain, snow still on tap for SoCal, but worst of deadly winter storm has passed

LA Times  

Saeed Fardin, part owner of Superhero Toys n More, clears the sidewalk as a shipment of goods is delivered during a snowstorm in Big Bear. In the Los Angeles area, the next storm could bring another half-inch of rain Wednesday night to the metro area and up to an inch in the foothills and mountains, said Mike Wofford, a National …

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The worst of Hilary is about to slam L.A. How to stay safe during onslaught
1 year, 4 months ago

The worst of Hilary is about to slam L.A. How to stay safe during onslaught

LA Times  

The worst of Tropical Storm Hilary is set to hit the Los Angeles area Sunday afternoon and evening, bringing intense rain and the potential for widespread flooding. But in the L.A. basin, the National Weather Service cited several areas of particular concern for flooding including Long Beach, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Malibu, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Universal City, Downtown Los Angeles, …

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California Congress members call for expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
1 year, 5 months ago

California Congress members call for expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

LA Times  

Andrew Guiding Young Cloud Morales, from the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians, offers a blessing during an event calling for the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by over 100,000 acres. In a bid to expand wilderness protections to the mountains and foothills just north of the Los Angeles Basin, California Rep. Judy Chu and Sen. Alex Padilla …

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Snowfall tops 6.5 feet and rainfall tops 5 inches across southern California
1 year, 9 months ago

Snowfall tops 6.5 feet and rainfall tops 5 inches across southern California

CNN  

CNN — A winter storm dumped massive amounts of precipitation across southern California this weekend, including more than 6.5 feet of snow to Mountain High and more than 5 inches of rain to Cucamonga Canyon. The hefty snowfall totals included 5 feet to Snow Valley, 57 inches to Bear Mountain Snow Summit, 50 to 55 inches to Wrightwood Acorn Canyon, …

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Omicron, the unwelcome guest at this year’s SoCal Christmas
3 years ago

Omicron, the unwelcome guest at this year’s SoCal Christmas

LA Times  

Last year was a lonely Christmas for Michi Chang and her family. “I’m worried about it, but I still want to do normal things like hanging out with friends,” Chang said, adding that she and her family are vaccinated. “When the weather’s better and things aren’t surging, we’ll do some form of Christmas,” Peters said. “We got shovels, carrots, scarfs …

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