The Latest News and information about California Fires

On Friday October 21st, a 100-acre fire spread in San Bernardino County on Yucaipa Ridge. This wildfire was dubbed the Mill Fire for its short distance to the Mill Creek ranger station. Though the brush fire shut down a section of Highway 38 around noon on Friday, the highway re-opened around 7:00 PM the same day. [...]

Ignited October 12th at 11:45 AM, a five-acre grass fire is dangerously close to the Escondido Zoo Safari Park. Burning just east of the zoo near Cleveger Canyon, the fire grew considerably in under an hour's time. A hellicopter, bulldozer, and multiple airtankers are currently battling the flames. As of noon, no structures are immediately [...]

Lancaster, California—Firefighters have knocked down a 61-acre grass fire in the high desert of northern Los Angeles County.   County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Robert Diaz says the blaze erupted just before 3 p.m. in Antelope Acres, an unincorporated community near Lancaster, and was contained about 30 minutes later. One structure was initially threatened but [...]

Forecasters warned of another day of hot, windy conditions across Southern California on Sunday, with high temperatures reaching into the 90s in some inland and valley locations. Wind gusts in some mountain and canyon areas were expected to exceed 40 mph, bringing the potential for more brush fires and downed trees. Firefighters battled a small brush [...]

Owners of vacant parcels throughout unincorporated areas surrounding Lake Elsinore and Wildomar can expect a visit from the Riverside County Fire Department beginning mid-April as fire personnel conduct annual hazard abatement inspections. Property owners who have not cleared vacant parcels of overgrown weeds, dry grasses and other flammable vegetation will be receiving a "Notice of [...]

Firefighters in Rubidoux, California have contained a brush fire after it consumed 45 acres. The blaze occurred near Pacific Avenue and Canal Street on Sunday afternoon and was contained within a couple of hours. The fire spread quickly through light brush due to 25 mph winds, and clouds of brown smoke billowed over the region. [...]

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is working on a brush fire near the San Marcos Pass area of Highway 154. The fire broke out just before 4:00pm on San Marcos Road. Air attack water tankers are helping ground crews fight the blaze.