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The Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles, which at one point threatened 3,500 homes and businesses, is now largely under control. California’s firefighting agency, Cal Fire, said in a ...
(Reuters) -Rainfall did little to slow a wildfire burning on the border of New York and New Jersey on Monday, officials said, as strong winds helped the fire grow. The Jennings Creek Fire, located ...
On Tuesday night, a new fire erupted in the hills west of Riverside and prompted local evacuations. The Soto Fire has burned 30 acres and is 80% contained, according to CAL Fire . No injuries have ...
A line of firefighters fight back flames as they encroach on Pepperdine University's campus amid the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, late the night of Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
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.
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]
As of Sunday morning, firefighters have contained 42% of the wildfire, according to Cal Fire. A helicopter battles the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, U.S., December 11, 2024.
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...