As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
The first priority for firefighters tackling the devastating Los Angeles wildfires was to stop them spreading. This process, known as containment, saved many neighborhoods from the blazes that left at least 28 people dead and destroyed more than 16,
Facing growing scrutiny over whether one of its transmission towers sparked the Eaton fire, Southern California Edison this week said that an encampment was found roughly 300 yards downhill from the tower in Eaton Canyon.
California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law ... the regulations still haven't been written. The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has no firm timeline for completing them. “It’s frustrating at every level of government,” said ...
according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. As of midday Thursday, the inferno was 24% contained, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department tells CNN. Fire crews overnight contributed ...
Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.
Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.
(KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry ... in California's Los Angeles County for the past two weeks. While in California, the strike teams were split between the Palisades Fire and the ...
Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history ... The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has no firm timeline for completing them.
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.