The Latest News and information about California Fires

This week's high temperatures and Santa Ana winds prompted officials in Southern California to issue a wind advisory for a number of valleys and canyons. The National Weather Service has called for wind gusts of 35 mph in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Antelope Valley. In addition, temperatures are predicted to be [...]

Fire officials are bracing themselves for this year's La Nina weather system by preparing for water shortages and wildfires. La Nina is a weather system responsible for warmer, drier winters in Southern California. On average, La Nina years experience about 70% of normal rainfall, though that number can fall as low as 50%. And, with depleted [...]

The National Weather Service is predicting that high temperatures and Santa Ana winds are likely to hit Southern California this weekend, increasing the threat of wildfires. Temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees in the valleys by the weekend, with humidity in the single digits.  This would be the first Santa Ana wind event of the [...]

A man suspected of setting fires in Southern California was arrested in San Diego county while trying to enter the country illegally, authorities said. Juan Silva-Lomeli, a Mexican national, was discovered hiding in the desert with two other men by Border Patrol near Campo on Wednesday. When agents checked their records they saw that Silva-Lomeli [...]