Bobcat Fire

On June 16, fire management officials at the U.S. Forest Service raised the Fire Danger Level in the Angeles National Forest to “Very High,” due to a combination of extreme heat, low humidity and record drought conditions.

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.

The 115,796-acre Bobcat Fire may have been caused by vegetation coming into contact with a Southern California Edison overhead conductor, the company said Monday in a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission. U.S. Forest Service investigators have not discussed the details of the investigation with SCE, but the company told regulators, “SCE understands that in addition to retaining...

Firefighters spot fires in the Angeles National Forest Friday morning and secured the edges of the Bobcat Fire, which was 89% contained after scorching about 115,800 acres. “Single trees may continue to flare up and smoke,” the Angeles National Forest said Thursday. “Please do not call 911; we are aware and are actively patrolling and mopping up.” The Mount Wilson…

The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest, which has scorched 115,769 acres, was 89% contained Tuesday morning, with evacuation orders lifted.

Firefighters increased containment of the Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest to 84% contained Sunday, although the 114,963-acre blaze continued to threaten some 6,000 structures.

The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest was 79% contained Friday — a slight increase — but its size remained the same, having blackened 114,901 acres. “Overnight, firefighters observed minimal fire activity and no fire growth,” the U.S. Forest Service reported on Friday. “Isolated pockets of fire are still present in the Mt. Wilson area on the northern…

Firefighters increased containment Sunday to 65% for the 114,103-acre Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest, which has burned for nearly three weeks and threatened communities in the Antelope Valley and foothills of the San Gabriel Valley.

Some evacuation warnings were lifted and repopulation efforts were underway Friday as firefighters attained 55% containment of the 113,986-acre Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest, according to fire officials.

Containment of the Bobcat Fire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles expanded to 50% Thursday morning, marking progress for firefighters who have been battling the fire for nearly three weeks.

Air quality on Thursday will be unhealthy for a widespread part of Southern California near the Bobcat Fire burning in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Federal investigators are looking into whether a huge wildfire near Los Angeles was sparked by Southern California Edison utility equipment. Edison says it has turned over a section of an overhead conductor from the utility’s facility near a dam in the area where the Bobcat Fire started Sept. 6. The initial report of fire was near Cogswell Dam at 12:21...

Eliana Moreno shows a look at Mount Wilson and the communication towers that are under threat from the Bobcat Fire on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020.

The Bobcat Fire, one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County history, grew Tuesday night to 112,053 acres and is 17% contained. “Strategic firing operations will continue this evening from Mt. Wilson down to the Redbox Road as favorable weather conditions allow,” the U.S. Forest Service reported. Reduced winds, lower temperatures and higher humidity reduced fire activity Tuesday. Warmer…

Thousands of homes are still under threat. John Cadiz Klemack reports Sept. 22, 2020.

The Bobcat Fire grew to more than 106,000 acres and destroyed twenty nine structures. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News on Sept. 21, 2020.

A beekeeping business operating for almost 100 years, through four generations, got caught in the path of the tenacious Bobcat Fire Monday, and lost all its honey for the year.

Most of Ross Honey Company’s honey crop, bees and beehives were destroyed in the flames. Christine Kim reports Sept. 21, 2020.

An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert is continuing to threaten homes. It’s one of more than two dozen major fires burning across California. Five of top seven largest wildfires in state history are currently active. At 165 square miles, the Bobcat Fire is one of the largest ever in LA...

The Bobcat Fire has now grown to more than 100,000 acres burning through the Angeles National Forest and destroying homes in the Antelope Valley. Kim Tobin reports on Sept. 20, 2020