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Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions.
As of 7:46 p.m., the fire had burned 14,148 acres and was not contained, according to the latest incident update released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
The warnings are set to remain through 6 p.m. local time for most valleys and mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles.
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 ...
The 2019 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the U.S. state of California as part of the 2019 wildfire season.By the end of the year, according to Cal Fire and the US Forest Service, 7,860 fires were recorded, totaling an estimated of 259,823 acres (105,147 hectares) of burned land. [1]
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.
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 Bridge Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California's Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The fire began on September 8. As of November 26, 2024, the fire burned 56,030 acres (22,670 hectares) and is 100 percent contained. [1] The cause of the fire is under investigation. [2]