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A white GMC pickup truck became engulfed in flames on the shoulder of the Golden State (5) Freeway in Gorman and set off a brush fire Saturday afternoon that quickly spread to five acres and into the Angeles National Forest.

A brush fire scorched about 15 acres in Topanga Monday, initially threatening some structures before fire crews got the upper hand on the blaze, but one firefighter suffered an unspecified minor injury. The fire was originally reported in about a half-acre of brush around 2:50 p.m. in the area of Tuna Canyon Road and Las Flores Heights Road, according to…

A brush fire burned in Topanga on Monday, July 19, 2021.

A brush fire that burned at least seven acres in the unincorporated community of Anza prompted the closure of a stretch of State Route 371 Saturday.

Fly-away metallic balloons coming into contact with transmission lines are likely the cause of a brush fire Monday afternoon in South San Jose, PG&E said.

A wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest exploded Sunday, prompting a mandatory evacuation order for Pinyon Crest and the partial closure of state Route 74. NBC4 News reports at 6 p.m. on June 13, 2021.

It’s a sign of the times, and a warning sign, when you get a stubborn brush fire near the ocean, in cool damp weather, as early in the year as May. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 17, 2021.

Topanga Elementary Charter School will be temporarily closed beginning Monday due to air quality and safety concerns caused by the Palisades fire which continues to grow. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News 11 p.m. on May 16, 2021.

Flames burn for a second night in the hills above Pacific Palisades, close enough to keep people on edge, the choppers loud enough to keep them awake. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 15, 2021.

Members of the sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau were searching for a person Saturday suspected of setting a brushfire that has now scorched about 100 acres and was flaring up in Pacific Palisades.

A brush fire that was believed to be started by an arsonist is threatening structures in the Palisades area. NBC4 News reports at 7 p.m. on May 15, 2021.

Firefighters were battling Country Fire in Thousand Oaks that started at 3:20 p.m. on Thursday.

Experts say now is the time to get serious about Southern California wildfires as 600 acres burned Wednesday in Castaic and 30 acres Thursday in Thousand Oaks. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on April 29, 2021.

A fire erupted in Ventura County amid a heatwave. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, April 29, 2021.

Firefighters were battling a brush fire in Thousand Oaks that started at 3:20 p.m. on Thursday. Eliana Moreno reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on April 29, 2021.

A brush fire threatened buildings Tuesday in the Lincoln Heights area northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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A rare wildfire that burned about 167 acres in New Jersey on Sunday and left one firefighter critically injured was intentionally set, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. “We have located the origin of the fire and have concluded that the fire was intentionally set,” prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a statement Friday. The fire started around 1:15 p.m. Sunday at...

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Approximately 77 homes in Thousand Oaks were ordered to evacuate for their own safety after a brush fire broke out Thursday evening.