Wildfires

A brush fire called the Spring Fire in Angeles National Forest was being pushed east by 20-30 mph winds, as firefighters and planes battles the flames.

California’s U.S. senators and 21 representatives asked the departments of Agriculture and Interior to transition their agencies to a year-round wildland workforce because conflagrations are no longer limited to traditional fire seasons. The move would require reclassifying more seasonal federal firefighter positions as permanent. The letter to Agr...

Two homes were destroyed and a third house was badly damaged in a wind-driven fire that broke out in a Bloomington neighborhood just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

State Controller Betty T. Yee Tuesday reminded Southern California homeowners affected by recent wildfires that they have more time to apply for the Property Tax Postponement program.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 2019 Sandalwood Fire in Riverside County.

When a brush fire strips a hillside of vegetation, a water repellent layer of soil forms that prevents absorption as rain falls.

When storms bring high rainfall rates, SoCal’s burn scarred hillsides are under threat. Belen De Leon explains why Thursday Jan. 28, 2021.

Homeowners recovering from last year’s Lake and Bobcat fires have less than a week left to take advantage of a free debris removal program.

Wildfires left residents who live near burn areas facing another threat this winter in California. The fires stripped vegetation from hillsides, leaving those ares more susceptible to flooding and debris flows during storms.

A brush fire that broke out in the Santa Clarita area amid fierce Santa Ana wind conditions has blackened 167 acres and was 17% contained Thursday. The fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in light-to-medium brush near the 24000 block of The Old Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Winds of 20-25 mph were reported&#823...

A brush fire was burning near the westbound 10 Freeway, west of Kellogg Drive in the San Dimas area.

About 5,000 people in both LA and Ventura counties are dealing with outages. These are the power safety shut-offs SoCal Edison says it needs to do to prevent the potential of wildfires. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2021.

A brush fire burning near Mountain Center has burned 715 acres and was 30% contained on Sunday.