The Latest News and information about California Fires

SAN BRUNO — Due to the unusually warm weather, several small brush fires  have spread along Interstate Highway 280 in San Bruno causing the closure of two southbound lanes, a California Highway Patrol officer said.   The fires were reported at about 10:45 a.m. near the Crystal Springs Road off-ramp from southbound Highway 280, CHP [...]

Wednesday morning, a brushfire broke out in Riverside County near the Orange County border. The blaze began behind Hillcrest High School, which is currently under construction, and threatened a number of homes along the ridge. It burned about 35 acres near Indiana Avenue and Lakepointe Drive.  First reported at 11:30 a.m., the fire was 100% contained [...]

A 125-acre brush fire that threatened 500 houses in Reche Canyon today on the Riverside-San Bernardino county line is now 100 percent contained, according to Battalion Chief Julie Hutchinson of Cal Fire San Bernardino. Full control is expected by noon tomorrow, officials said. The blaze had been moving in a northeast direction, driven by 10 [...]