Wildfires

The map below shows where California’s wildfires are burning (updated daily). The red fire symbols classify the fire by acres. The symbol increases in size as the fire increases in coverage. The polygons show current perimeters. The map legend also shows Hazardous Wildfire Conditions: Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch. 2020 Wildfires as of 7/7/20 (stats provided by CalFire)…

Firefighters scrambled to douse grass and structure fires sparked by illegal Fourth of July fireworks across California. The city of San Francisco saw at least 100 fires between 3 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The fire department tweeted about roughly 15 blazes in a single hour, the newspaper said. To the south in Santa Clara…

Two small brush fires were extinguished Saturday in Elysian Park. The first fire, which charred about one-acre of grass, ignited near 714 W. Lookout Drive about 4:55 p.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. During the firefight electrical wires came down creating a temporary dangerous situation for firefighters, Prange said. Firefighters with assists from two volunteer hand crews…

The goats are like lawnmowers. As seen on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said Monday. The fire erupted Sunday evening in Niland, a small and poor agricultural community about 100 miles from San Diego. Damage was still being assessed but the current estimate was 20 homes destroyed and about 130…

Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during a court hearing in which the nation’s largest utility will be confronted with its history of neglect and greed that culminated in a wildfire that killed 85 people and wiped out most of a Northern California town. The hearing before Butte County…

A 50-acre brush fire that broke out in a burn scar caused by the Skirball Fire and flared east of the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass was declared 100% contained Thursday. The flames were reported about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, near Getty Center Drive, according to Brian Humphrey of the…

A brush fire burned about 10 acres Wednesday on a hillside Wednesday on a hillside in the Ventura area. The Elizabeth Fire was reported before midday in a remote area between Ventura and Santa Paula. No structures were threatened.

A woman who lives near a wildfire in the Sepulveda Pass captured flames on camera. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Wednesday June 10, 2020.

Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Water-dropping helicopters hammered a fire near the world-famous entertainment venue. Video broadcast Tuesday June 9, 2020 on Today in LA.

Water-dropping helicopters refilling at nearby Castaic Lake helped firefighters increase containment around a brush fire Monday morning on a hillside near the 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles.  The fire was burning in the 26900 block of Tapia Canyon Road. Details about how the fire, estimated at about 60 acres, started were not available. Containment was at 30 percent. The fire…

Firefighters dropped water from nearby Lake Castaic on a fire north of Los Angeles early Monday June 8, 2020.

A brush fire at the Sepulveda Basin in the West San Fernando Valley broke out overnight and grew to about 4 acres.  The fire started at about 2 a.m. in the 6000 block of North ‘Woodley Avenue. It was pushed by strong morning winds though heavy brush.  Water-dropping helicopters were dispatched to the fire.  Temperatures are expected to climb...

A small brush first broke out near Dodger Stadium Saturday. The fire was approximately 2 acres, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, and the California Highway Patrol temporarily closed the northbound lanes of the 110 Freeway from the 101 Freeway interchange. The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert, shutting down theStadium Way on-ramp and off-ramp, along with the Hill…

A small brush fire burned early Thursday near the border of Whittier and Hacienda Heights. The fire burned about 3 1/2 acres before firefighters stopped its progress. The fire was reported near Skyline Drive and Turnbull Canyon Road about 3 a.m. and quickly burned through three acres of light-to-medium brush, but no homes were threatened, according to the Los Angeles…