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Gusty winds spark brush fires in Ventura and Riverside counties, triggering some evacuations
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoVentura County firefighters Saturday battled a brush fire fueled by Santa Ana winds that had burned...
Shadow Hills fire burns in the footprint of L.A.'s largest blaze in half a century
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFirefighters from five Los Angeles-area agencies are continuing to battle a 107-acre brush fire that...
California is so hot and dry that not even soaking rain can ease fall fire peril
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA rainbow over the Quad at Whittier. (Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times) A summer of drought, extreme...
Highland fire burns 1,200 acres and multiple structures, spurs evacuations in Riverside County
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA structure is engulfed in flames as the Highland fire burns in Aguanga. (Ethan Swope/Associated...
Oak fire near Yosemite explodes to 6,555 acres. 10 structures destroyed, thousands evacuated
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA firefighter battles the Oak fire as it crosses Darrah Road in Mariposa County on Friday. (Noah...
U.S. Launching Fast-Track Forest Thinning Officials Say Will Protect Sequoias From Fire
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it’s taking emergency action to save...
Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – who is at risk might surprise you
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSmoke rises from a brush fire near Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles in 2007 Hector Mata/AFP via Getty...
California wildfires have a deadly new fuel: Housing developments built in the fire zone
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEditor's note: This story was produced in partnership with Grist. Andy Domenigoni is no stranger to...
Smoke warning goes out to residents in two counties as Highland fire burns 2,500 acres
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSmoke billows from the Highland fire Tuesday in the Aguanga area of Riverside County. (Irfan Khan /...
Fateful decision in Maui: Firefighters left the scene, blaze began its deadly march unchallenged
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThey thought the grass fire was contained, but wind conditions were still extreme. Now the decision...