Wildfires

Officials in Anaheim, Fullerton and Brea reported that smoke from the Sanderson Fire south of Beaumont in Riverside County was visible Sunday, but stressed that there was no wildfire in Orange County.

A smoke advisory is in effect due to a fire in the Beaumont area. Belen De Leon has the forecast for Monday Dec. 14, 2020.

An evacuation warning for the Moreno Knolls area was lifted Sunday as firefighters halted the forward progress of a 1,933-acre wildfire burning south of Beaumont that was 24% contained. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2020. 

An evacuation warning for the Moreno Knolls area was lifted today as firefighters halted the forward progress of a 1,933-acre wildfire burning south of Beaumont that was 10% contained.

The Bond Fire that blackened 6,686 acres and destroyed 31 buildings since being triggered by a house fire in Silverado Canyon was 100% contained Friday morning.

Shasta and Tehama counties sued PG&E Thursday, alleging the company’s negligence was to blame for the Zogg Fire in September. The counties are seeking costs for firefighting and restoration.

A brush fire that scorched six acres and prompted evacuations in Santa Clarita was 65% contained Wednesday morning.

Firefighters gain ground on several SoCal brush fires. Video broadcast Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020 on Today in LA.

A wind-driven brush fire in Silverado Canyon sparked by a house fire has burned 7,375 acres and was 40% contained Saturday morning, and a community meeting was planned for later in the day for residents still under evacuation orders in the Modjeska, Silverado and Williams Canyon areas.

A smoke advisory issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District will be in effect Friday morning due to wildfires burning in Orange and Riverside counties.

Twenty-five thousand people remained evacuated due to the Bond Fire in Orange County. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA at 4 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.

We’ll experience light winds this weekend along with poor air quality in the regions where wildfires are burning. Belen De Leon has your First Alert forecast for Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.

What began with a house fire 24 hours ago in OC’s Silverado Canyon is now a 64-hundred acre wildfire and only 10% contained with two firefighters injured battling what’s now called the bond fire. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2020.

A brush fire burning in the unincorporated Nuevo area of Riverside County near Hemet had charred 200 acres and was 10% contained early Thursday.

Strong winds continued to cause big problems in the Inland Empire, especially for commuters in the Chino area where State Route 71 was closed in both directions for most of the day Thursday because the Airport Fire has burned more than 500 acres.

Powerful winds have pushed flames through Southern California canyons as an out-of-control wildfire burns near homes, forcing residents to flee

Winds kicked up flames, prompting evacuations and a freeway shutdown in the Inland Empire. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.

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The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory Thursday as a result of two wildfires burning in Orange and Riverside counties, noting that the blazes are affecting air quality throughout northern and central Orange County and the Long Beach area.