Fires

Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead

2013-05-21 17:10:00

MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...

LAFD chief's report slammed by city Fire Commission

2013-05-21 13:51:00

The Los Angeles Fire Commission on Tuesday delivered a strong rebuke of a highly anticipated report by the fire chief regarding a controversial plan to beef up the number of ambulances assigned to firehouses. The report by LAFD Chief Brian Cummings...

More L.A. firefighters sent to areas hit by Oklahoma tornado

2013-05-21 18:03:00

Two Los Angeles County Fire Department captains have been dispatched with specialized rescue teams to areas ravaged by a tornado that left a 20-mile-long swath of death and destruction in Oklahoma, officials said Tuesday afternoon. One captain is...

Edison agrees to pay $37 million in 2007 wildfire

2013-05-21 04:35:00

Southern California Edison Co. agreed Monday to pay $37 million to resolve concerns about three overloaded utility poles that sparked the 2007 Malibu Canyon fire, a settlement that would bring the total for the destructive fire to more than $60 million....

One-acre brush fire knocked down in Burbank

2013-05-20 16:45:00

Firefighters on Monday were able to knock down a one-acre brush fire that at one point was estimated at 20 acres above DeBell Golf Club. Fire officials said that because of the steep canyon hillside, the blaze appeared to be much larger than it actually...

Fire burning near Interstate 5 in Castaic

2013-05-17 14:11:00

A brush fire in Castaic has burned 40 acres and is tying up traffic on Interstate 5. According to the California Highway Patrol, at least one lane of Interstate 5 was closed, and some other side roads were also shut. Firefighters were on the ground,...

Fire in Castaic is no longer threatening school, officials say

2013-05-17 15:17:00

More than 100 firefighters are attacking a 40-acre fire in Castaic that burned close to an elementary school and has forced a lane closure on southbound 5 Freeway. Inspector Keith Mora of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said the department...

Wildfire in Castaic grows to 350 acres

2013-05-17 16:55:00

A brush fire in Castaic has grown to 350 acres and temporarily forced the evacuation of19 homes as more than 100 firefighters continue to battle the blaze. Inspector Keith Mora of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said no structures have been...

Castaic blaze grows to 575 acres but firefighters gaining control

2013-05-17 19:33:00

Firefighters were beginning to gain control Friday evening of a fast-burning brush fire near Castaic Lake that has so far burned 575 acres, fire officials said. The blaze reached the northern shore of the lake, which was acting as a "natural fire break,...

Grand fire burns through 3,800 acres; crews attack from air

2013-05-17 06:03:00

More than 1,400 firefighters were on the lines Friday, battling a brush fire that’s burned through more than 3,800 acres in Ventura and Kern counties since Wednesday. The Grand fire is 25% contained, and the threatened Hungry Valley State Park and...

Castaic brush fire 80% contained; one lane of 5 Freeway closed

2013-05-14 07:53:00

One lane of the northbound 5 Freeway in the Castaic area will remain closed until about 3 p.m. Tuesday as fire officials work on a brush fire that burned about 50 acres, authorities said. The fire was more than 80% contained Tuesday morning, according...

Wildfire risk runs high, but budget cuts mean fewer firefighters

2013-05-13 20:07:00

WASHINGTON — The drought that caused record wildfires in California and other Western states last year is expected to persist through the summer, but fewer firefighters will battle this year's blazes in other regions because of federal budget cuts,...

Impenetrable brick walls and a sturdy slate roof required firefighters to go through some of the stain glass windows at St. Mary's Church Thursday night while a fire burned its interior. Nine companies responded to the three-alarm fire at the 110-year-old church.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez, Pasadena City Manager Michael Beck, and Pasadena Fire Chief Calvin Wells pose for a formal photo at the city's second annual second annual Pasadena Police and Fire Memorial Service at Pasadena City Hall, which honors all police and firefighters who have died

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Members of the Bureau of Land Management's Kern Valley Hotshots board a helicopter at Chuchupate Ranger Station in Los Padres National Forest to be dropped high on top of mountains to fight the Grand fire. Firefighters continued battling the 3,500-acre brush fire in Kern County on Thursday morning.

2013-05-15 00:00:00