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. [...]

CalFire San Bernardino County is confirming they are on scene with a number units at the site of a transformer explosion in Yucca Valley.   The blast occured near the intersection of Barberry Ave. and Onaga Trail.   A Fire Department Supervisor says downed power lines have started a number of spot fires in residents backyards.   Unconfirmed reports say [...]

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 [...]