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Search and rescue workers dig through the rubble left behind by the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. / Credit: Jae C. Hong / AP
The Sycamore fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the 4800 block of Cinco View Drive near Whittier. 2 homes destroyed, 1 damaged as firefighters halt progress of Whittier-area brush fire Skip to ...
Whittier (/ ˈ hw ɪ t i ər /) is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km 2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. [6]
A western California wildfire on Sunday mostly destroyed a Boy Scouts camp, killing all of the animals in its nature center, authorities said.
At least 9,093 separate wildfires charred 1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km 2) of land in the US state of California in 2007. [1] Thirty of those wildfires were part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm, [5] which burned approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km 2, or 1,520 mi 2) of land from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border. [6]
South Whittier (pronunciation ⓘ) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California just south of the city of Whittier.For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined South Whittier as a census-designated place (CDP).
Whittier Union High School District is a California high school district in Los Angeles County, California, [2] headquartered in Whittier. The union high school district was formed in 1900 and is currently composed of five comprehensive high schools , two alternative high schools , and an adult education center.
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 ...