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The Fairview Fire is a deadly and destructive wildfire that burned during the 2022 California wildfire season southwest of Valle Vista and east of Hemet in Riverside County, California in the United States. The fire ignited on September 5, 2022, during a severe heatwave that had plagued much of the southwest throughout early September and, due ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [2] [3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
The Los Angeles Fire Department on the scene of a fire in the Bradbury Building, Downtown Los Angeles in 1947 The Newport Beach Fire Department's Engine 63 at the training facility in Newport Beach Fire Station#1 of the Riverside Fire Department, circa 1910, at the corner of 8th and Lime Streets (8th Street is now University Avenue) The San Francisco Fire Department's Fireboat Guardian stands ...
Evacuation orders have been issued in Southern California as a result of the newly ignited Nixon Fire. The fire, which ignited Monday in Riverside County, has already burned over 3,700 acres and ...
It is 50% contained, Cal Fire said. About 175 personnel were battling the fire Sunday evening, with 28 engines and a water-dropping helicopter, according to the agency. All evacuation orders were ...
Another Riverside County fire that broke out Thursday evening, near Banning, was mostly contained Friday afternoon. The Sunset fire, which ignited near Mesa and Gilman streets, remained at 103 ...
On lands under CAL FIRE's jurisdictional protection (i.e. not federal or local responsibility areas), the majority of wildfire ignitions since 1980 have been caused by humans. The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10]
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) September 2, 2024 Cal Fire said the fire was human-caused but did not provide any specifics. The agency said the investigation remained ...