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Fast-moving Southern California blaze grows to 1,500 acres, triggering evacuation orders
A fast-moving wildfire near the Ventura and Los Angeles county line spread to over 1,500 acres on Aug. 7, triggering ...
The start of California's fire season has moved up 6 weeks since 1990 thanks to climate change
A new study shows that since 1990, fire season is arriving up to two months earlier across many parts of California.
Thousands forced to evacuate in Southern California as fast-moving fire spreads
Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in Southern California Thursday as a fast-moving brush fire ripped ...
Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in ...
Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...
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Fast-growing brush fire forces evacuations in California's Ventura County amid scorching heat wave
A 600-acre brush fire burning in Ventura County on Thursday afternoon triggered evacuations in and around Piru and put nearby communities in the Santa Clarita Valley on ...
California homeowners rejected a property tax. Now, fire districts struggle
The tree-lined neighborhoods in the suburb — containing the Sacramento region’s highest median household income — is at a very high fire risk, according to Cal Fire.