19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch
5 months, 2 weeks ago

19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch

LA Times  

Firefighting crews work to build a fire line as they continue to battle the Lake fire in Santa Barbara County on Sunday. A wildfire in the mountains above Santa Barbara County’s Santa Ynez Valley has exploded to nearly 19,000 acres, prompting evacuations near vineyards and Neverland Ranch. “It’s going to continue to grow.” Maps posted by the U.S. Forest Service showed the fire near the edge of Neverland Ranch along Figueroa Mountain Road, but it was unclear if any structures were damaged or if the flames had reached the property. VIDEO | 01:13 A helicopter replenishes water to fight the Lake Fire in Santa Barbara A helicopter replenishes it’s tank with water in the Fess Parker Winery’s reservoir at Rodney’s Vineyard.

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Fire officials describe harrowing conditions as Southern California wildfire exploded
1 month, 1 week ago

Fire officials describe harrowing conditions as Southern California wildfire exploded

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Fire authorities on Sunday described battling fierce, howling winds and rescuing people in a fast-moving Southern California wildfire that forced thousands of people to flee and destroyed at least 168 structures and damaged 67. “I am grateful for the number of lives that were saved and the fact that we have zero reported fatalities,” said an emotional …

Firefighters gain control over California wildfire, 100 structures destroyed
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Firefighters gain control over California wildfire, 100 structures destroyed

India Today  

Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favourable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County, where the Mountain Fire held at around 32 square miles and was 21 per cent contained, authorities said. …

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County, where the Mountain Fire held at around 32 square miles and was 21% contained, authorities …

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds

Associated Press  

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Southern California firefighters gained ground Friday against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, mostly houses, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of dangerous gusty winds. “I don’t know what we’ll do.” Over three days, thousands of people were under evacuation orders as the fire threatened about 3,500 …

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes In Southern California
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes In Southern California

Huff Post  

Firefighters and sheriff's deputies push a vintage car away from a burning home as the Mountain Fire burns in Camarillo, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2024. David McNew via Getty Images Officials said they were using all resources, including water-dropping helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft dropping fire retardant, but it was still burning out of control Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile to the south, …

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, …

Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires
3 months, 1 week ago

Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters gained further ground over the weekend against three Southern California wildfires as authorities in northern Nevada lifted the last of evacuation orders for all homes Sunday. The Line Fire in Southern California The Line Fire, which grew slightly overnight to 60 square miles in the San Bernardino Mountains, was 36% contained Sunday. Halstenberg’s mother, Connie Halstenberg, …

Firefighters gaining control over destructive Southern California wildfires
3 months, 1 week ago

Firefighters gaining control over destructive Southern California wildfires

LA Times  

The Airport fire spared the city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County but scorched nearby hills. “We’re not letting the weather deceive us,” said Kenichi Haskett, Los Angeles County Fire Department public information officer for the Bridge fire. “I know the weather is cooperating, but we’re still challenged with steep conditions.” On Friday, containment of the 52,801-acre Bridge fire increased …

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 …

‘Moonscape’: Airport fire evacuees wait, and hope the blaze spares them
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Moonscape’: Airport fire evacuees wait, and hope the blaze spares them

LA Times  

The Airport fire, which sparked Monday in Orange County’s Trabuco Canyon, has gained ferocity. “I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now,” said Pavelka as he watched smoke billow over the Santa Ana Mountains near the spot where he has lived for 20 years. California Photos: Fires ravaging California after heat wave After a heat wave struck Southern …

SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada

Hindustan Times  

HIGHLAND, Calif. — Days of triple-digit temperatures fed a wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles Monday, pushing some 6,000 people to flee the area as another blaze in Nevada displaced more than 20,000. Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada In California, the so-called Line Fire led at least 6,000 …

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Associated Press  

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of LA. As …

Fast-moving Line fire forces evacuations in San Bernardino mountain towns
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast-moving Line fire forces evacuations in San Bernardino mountain towns

LA Times  

A man waters the roof to protect his house as the Line fire burns in the San Bernardino Mountain foothills, forcing evacuations on Sept. 7, 2024. The fire forced mandatory evacuations Saturday in mountain communities that include Running Springs and Arrowbear Lake, and prompted evacuation warnings Sunday in Lake Arrowhead, Cedar Glen, Crestline and Valley of Enchantment. The fire leaped …

Line Fire: California residents evacuated as San Bernardino County fire grows
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Line Fire: California residents evacuated as San Bernardino County fire grows

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of Southern California residents were forced from their homes Saturday after an explosive wildfire grew thousands of acres in size in mere hours – and is burning so intensely that it is creating its own weather. The Line Fire, which began about 53 hours ago in San Bernardino County, has burned more than 17,237 acres – up …

Northern California’s Park fire expands with no end or relief in sight
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Northern California’s Park fire expands with no end or relief in sight

LA Times  

Seen in a long-exposure photograph, the Park fire burns along Highway 32 in the Forest Ranch community of Butte County, Calif., on Thursday. And here’s today’s e-newspaper California’s largest fire roars with no relief in sight A hillside burns as the Park Fire tears though the Cohasset community in Butte County, Calif., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Path of destruction …

Park fire flares up as crews scramble to contain 360,000-acre blaze
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Park fire flares up as crews scramble to contain 360,000-acre blaze

LA Times  

Cal Fire firefighter Nick Martinez puts out hot spots from the Park fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., on Saturday. “We’re kind of at the mercy of the weather, the fuel and the topography — those are the three driving factors of any fire,” said Jay Tracy, a spokesperson for the incident. California ‘Firenado’ swirls up from explosive Park fire north …

Excessive heat warnings in effect for desert and mountain communities in Southern California
5 months ago

Excessive heat warnings in effect for desert and mountain communities in Southern California

LA Times  

The Fork fire has scorched more than 330 acres and continues to burn toward Sheep Mt. An excessive heat warning was issued Saturday for Southern California’s inland and desert communities, with triple-digit temperatures forecast through next week, bringing an elevated fire risk to some areas, according to the National Weather Service. More than 200 personnel from federal, state and county …

Despite cooler temperatures, thunderstorms increase fire risk to parts of Southern California
5 months, 1 week ago

Despite cooler temperatures, thunderstorms increase fire risk to parts of Southern California

LA Times  

After enduring a prolonged heat wave, Southern California can expect cooler temperatures and light showers along the coast Sunday with a chance for thunderstorms in mountain and desert areas, increasing the risk of more wildfires. That could worsen conditions for fire personnel working around the clock to extinguish the Lake fire in Santa Barbara County, California’s largest wildfire so far …

Lake fire in Santa Barbara County grows, but threat to Santa Ynez, Los Olivos weakens
5 months, 1 week ago

Lake fire in Santa Barbara County grows, but threat to Santa Ynez, Los Olivos weakens

LA Times  

Cal Fire firefighters from Camarillo gets ready to work as the Lake fire burns in Los Olivos on Tuesday. Crew members have made a “visible difference” on the south side of the fire, where flames could previously be seen from Santa Ynez and the Lake Cachuma area, Safechuck said. Other areas under an evacuation order include: The area east of …

Wildfire erupts burning more than 11,000 acres near Los Angeles, mass evacuation underway
6 months, 1 week ago

Wildfire erupts burning more than 11,000 acres near Los Angeles, mass evacuation underway

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The blaze, named the Post Fire, burned more …

Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes
1 year, 4 months ago

Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes

Associated Press  

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations. The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada …

New wildfire spreading in central California mountains
2 years, 3 months ago

New wildfire spreading in central California mountains

Hindustan Times  

California's latest wildfire has spread rapidly in the US state's central mountains, just as firefighters were bringing a big blaze south of Los Angeles under control, authorities said Sunday. New wildfire spreading in central California mountains The Mosquito Fire has now swept through an area of more than 41,000 acres in the Sierra Nevada range northeast of San Francisco in …

A treacherous California fire season made more dangerous by drought, water restrictions
2 years, 6 months ago

A treacherous California fire season made more dangerous by drought, water restrictions

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby, left, gives a fist bump to Cal OES Fire and Rescue Chief Brian Marshall during a news conference Thursday at Fire Camp 2 in La Cañada Flintridge. “And we also know that when it’s exceptionally warm, we’re more likely to see drier conditions because heat can exacerbate drought conditions and make them worse.” …

Firefighters make progress coralling big California wildfire
3 years, 2 months ago

Firefighters make progress coralling big California wildfire

Associated Press  

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Firefighters reported significant progress in corralling a wildfire in Southern California coastal mountains on Friday. The Alisal Fire in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara grew only slightly since Thursday morning to 26.4 square miles and containment of the blaze jumped to 41%, up from 5% 24 hours earlier. Elsewhere in California, gusty winds …

Photos: Alisal fire burns in Santa Barbara County
3 years, 2 months ago

Photos: Alisal fire burns in Santa Barbara County

LA Times  

The Alisal fire swelled to more than 15,000 acres, marking Southern California’s first major wildfire of the season. Firefighters battle the Alisal fire along the 101 Freeway near Goleta. A firefighter battles the Alisal fire along the 101 Freeway near Goleta on Tuesday. Firefighters put out spot fires ahead of the Alisal fire along the 101 Freeway near Goleta on …

Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns
3 years, 3 months ago

Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns

Associated Press  

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The huge wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region was about half contained Tuesday, with the head of California’s firefighting agency saying crews largely have been able to keep flames away from populated areas. “We’ve been able to herd these fires around and outside of the main community corridors,” California Department of Forestry and Fire …

Caldor fire blows past 200,000 acres as it nears Nevada
3 years, 3 months ago

Caldor fire blows past 200,000 acres as it nears Nevada

LA Times  

The Caldor fire is reflected off Caples Lake near Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Wednesday. “All of our resource focus on this side is all broken up into structure protection, and trying to skirt that fire away from the valuables at risk and the communities down here.” Monday said crews were laying bulldozer lines on the east side of Pioneer Trail …

South fire burns 500 acres, destroys structures in San Bernardino County
3 years, 3 months ago

South fire burns 500 acres, destroys structures in San Bernardino County

LA Times  

Firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water at the South fire, burning in Lytle Creek, San Bernardino County on Aug. 25. The South fire was burning near Sierra Avenue and Lytle Creek Road, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which responded to the blaze along with San Bernardino County and San Bernardino National Forest firefighters. Firefighters …

Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires
3 years, 5 months ago

Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires

LA Times  

Firefighters battle the Sugar fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex fire, in Plumas National Forest last week. It’s the slope and it’s the really dry fuels, they just really take off.” The Beckwourth Complex is the name for two separate fires — the greater is the Sugar fire, which started when lightning struck on July 2 and spread to 104,754 …

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat
3 years, 5 months ago

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

Associated Press  

REDDING, Calif. — Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday in high heat to beat back three large wildfires in the forests of far Northern California, where the flames destroyed several homes and forced some communities to evacuate. “It is very hot and dry,” said Suzi Johnson, a Shasta-Trinity National Forest spokeswoman for the Salt Fire, which broke out Wednesday and grew …

In Pictures: Wildfires continue to rage across US’s California
4 years, 1 month ago

In Pictures: Wildfires continue to rage across US’s California

Al Jazeera  

Firefighters in Southern California reported little headway on Tuesday against two explosive, wind-whipped wildfires that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of US residents. Howling Santa Ana winds, blowing hot, dry air from the desert, had put much of the fire-ravaged state under red-flag warnings and helped quickly spread two blazes in Orange County that erupted on Monday. More …

California wine country fire quadruples in size, more evacuations ordered
4 years, 2 months ago

California wine country fire quadruples in size, more evacuations ordered

Live Mint  

A wildfire in northern California's Napa Valley wine country more than quadrupled in size overnight to 11,000 acres as thousands of residents awoke to mandatory evacuation orders on Monday. The blaze, since named the Glass Fire, ignited on Sunday morning near Calistoga about 60 miles north of San Francisco and was fanned through the area's famed vineyards by dry wind …

Extreme fire danger in Southern California amid new heat wave
4 years, 2 months ago

Extreme fire danger in Southern California amid new heat wave

LA Times  

Zenon Mayorga walks among bushes and Joshua trees covered in fire retardant in Juniper Hills on Saturday after the Bobcat fire burned a number of homes in the area. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the Santa Clarita Valley, noting the conditions could last for several days. …

Photos: Bobcat fire rages in the Angeles National Forest
4 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Bobcat fire rages in the Angeles National Forest

LA Times  

At least 29 structures have been destroyed by the Bobcat fire burning in northeastern Los Angeles County, and the number could rise as high as 85, officials said. A large plume from the Bobcat fire burning in the Angeles National Forest is seen from the Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles. The Bobcat fire burns in the Angeles National Forest north …

California wildfires: Record 2 million acres torched in as entire towns evacuated
4 years, 3 months ago

California wildfires: Record 2 million acres torched in as entire towns evacuated

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The wildfires devastating huge …

Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains
4 years, 3 months ago

Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains

Associated Press  

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several were hurt. Fourteen firefighters deployed emergency shelters as flames overtook them and destroyed the Nacimiento Station in the Los Padres National Forest on the state’s central coast, the U.S. Forest Service said. In Southern …

California wildfires: Helicopter crews have airlifted almost 400 people who were cut off by Creek Fire
4 years, 3 months ago

California wildfires: Helicopter crews have airlifted almost 400 people who were cut off by Creek Fire

CNN  

CNN — More than two dozen large wildfires raging across California after an extreme heat wave have created a “dire situation,” Thom Porter, chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said Tuesday. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. …

California wildfires force evacuation of entire town in central California
4 years, 3 months ago

California wildfires force evacuation of entire town in central California

CNN  

CNN — Authorities issued evacuation orders Monday for the entire town of Auberry, a mountain community of 2,500 in central California, as the Creek Fire continued to burn out of control. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty …

California Wildfire Traps Campers In National Forest
4 years, 3 months ago

California Wildfire Traps Campers In National Forest

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — Three fast-spreading California wildfires sent people fleeing Saturday, with one trapping campers at a reservoir in the Sierra National Forest, as a brutal heat wave pushed temperatures into triple digits in many parts of state. The wildfire burning near Shaver Lake exploded to 56 square miles, jumped a river and compromised the only …

All-time record heat across Southern California fuels fires, threatens power supply
4 years, 3 months ago

All-time record heat across Southern California fuels fires, threatens power supply

LA Times  

An epic Southern California heat wave crested Sunday with numerous all-time high temperature records set, including a 121-degree reading in Woodland Hills that marked a historic milestone for Los Angeles County. California Bobcat fire in Angeles Forest threatens foothill cities amid California’s worst fire season on record On a third day of extreme heat, California marks the largest fire season …

Angeles National Forest fire explodes to almost 5,000 acres, sends ash far and wide
4 years, 3 months ago

Angeles National Forest fire explodes to almost 5,000 acres, sends ash far and wide

LA Times  

An out-of-control brush fire kept growing Monday morning in Angeles National Forest north of Azusa, sending ash into communities miles away and forcing the evacuation of the Mt. The Bobcat fire started shortly after noon Sunday near Cogswell Dam and had burned an estimated 4,871 acres of brush and timber by Monday morning, U.S. Forest Service officials said. Seneca Smith, …

Massive wildfire spawns fire tornadoes in Northern California
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive wildfire spawns fire tornadoes in Northern California

LA Times  

A funnel appears in a thick plume of smoke from the Loyalton Fire in Lassen County, Calif., on Saturday. 2 / 24 LAKE HUGHES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 15, 2020-Firefighters from the Santa Barbara County strike team tput out hot spots from the Lake Fire along Pine Canyon Road in Lake Hughes Saturday. 19 / 24 A home burns along Pine Canyon …

Lake and Ranch 2 fires burn thousands of acres as region is gripped in epic heat wave
4 years, 4 months ago

Lake and Ranch 2 fires burn thousands of acres as region is gripped in epic heat wave

LA Times  

A truck sits along Pine Canyon Road near Lake Hughes early Thursday after the Lake fire burned thousands of acres. A home burns along Pine Canyon Road near Lake Hughes early Thursday after the Lake fire burned thousands of acres. The Ranch fire burns in the hills above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River near Azusa on …

Lake fire raises concern as wildfire season heats up
4 years, 4 months ago

Lake fire raises concern as wildfire season heats up

LA Times  

A pillar of smoke and ash rose into the sky over Lake Hughes like an erupting volcano. 2 / 24 LAKE HUGHES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 15, 2020-Firefighters from the Santa Barbara County strike team tput out hot spots from the Lake Fire along Pine Canyon Road in Lake Hughes Saturday. 19 / 24 A home burns along Pine Canyon Road near …

Lake fire: Evacuation zones, road closures, shelters
4 years, 4 months ago

Lake fire: Evacuation zones, road closures, shelters

LA Times  

A plume of smoke from the Lake fire in Lake Hughes is seen from a pedestrian bridge in Canyon Country in the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Lake fire has burned more than 10,000 acres in northern Los Angeles County. As of Wednesday night, Aug. 12, it is threatening homes in remote locations near Lake Hughes and …

10,000-acre brush fire burns near Lake Hughes; mandatory evacuations ordered
4 years, 4 months ago

10,000-acre brush fire burns near Lake Hughes; mandatory evacuations ordered

LA Times  

A truck sits along Pine Canyon Road near Lake Hughes early Thursday after the Lake fire burned thousands of acres. A home burns along Pine Canyon Road near Lake Hughes early Thursday after the Lake fire burned thousands of acres. LAKE HUGHES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 15, 2020-Firefighters from the Santa Barbara County strike team tput out hot spots from the Lake …

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