The fire was 65 percent contained and colder, moister weather was helping. Although some 50-mph winds gusts were recorded, it produced "no remarkable fire activity" near Montecito or other areas, according to a state fire report. Brush and timber in the area remain tinder dry, and fire cre...
wildland urban interface (WUI)The October 2003 Cedar Fire in San Diego County was a tragedy involving 15 deaths, the burning of some 280 000 acres of land, the destruction of approximately 2227 homes, and costs of suppression near $30 million. It was the largest fire in California history....
2025 The fire department had three pre-positioned strike teams in the county and one, which included five engines and a battalion chief, was driving together on Avenida La Pata in San Clemente when the fire broke. Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example ...
Orange County had 7,358 customers without power as of Wednesday night, while 10,805 were disconnected in San Diego County. -ABC News' Juwon Funes Show More Jan 09, 2025, 4:40 PM CST Tracking active Southern California wildfires Five major wildfires are currently burning in the Los...
Los Angeles Fire Rescue and San Diego Urban Search and Rescue teams, supported by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, search wildfire-damaged structures in Altadena, California, United States, Jan. 15, 2025. Firefighters continue to battle multiple major wildfires on Wednesday...
Photo 1. Retardant near Sespe Creek at the Howard Fire. Oct. 12, 2022. Peter Deneen. Fire Aviation has acquired photos and a video that reportedly show signs of retardant being dropped into Sespe Creek on the Los Padres National Forest 8 miles northeast of Ojai, California October 8, 2022...
At the peak of the mobilization there were over 16,000 personnel including 1,600 engine companies, nearly 300 fire crews, and over 160 aircraft assigned to the fires. In the early evening of October 25, the Cedar Fire started in San Diego County. The fire, initially burning under a ...
Firefighters on the ground and in the sky worked to contain a brush fire that threatened structures in Agua Dulce Tuesday afternoon. The Baker Fire erupted around 12:40 p.m. in the 32080 block of Avenida Donari, according to the Los Angeles County Fire D
That was 154 acres larger than the 2003 Cedar fire in San Diego that killed 15 people. Thousands of firefighters and fleets of aircraft have been battling the blaze since Dec. 4. A firefighter and a woman fleeing the blaze died.
A wildfire in northern San Diego County has grown by nearly 1,300 acres – burning a total of 4,276 acres – and prompted mandatory evacuations, according to a Cal Fire update Thursday night. Camp Pendleton issued a mandatory evacuation for DeLuz Housing, Wounded Warrior Battalion and Lake...