Wildfires

Rain and fire is a 'double jeopardy' situation, scientists say

2013-05-14 00:00:00

When it comes to Southern California's increasingly perilous fire season, you can blame both the lack of rain and the little rain we did have. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at Chapman University said satellite data show the...

Satellite images show 'double jeopardy' wildfire danger

2013-05-13 13:40:00

When it comes to Southern California’s increasingly perilous fire season, you can blame it on the rain. That’s the paradoxical case made by satellite data from NASA and India. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at...

California wildfire: Cost of fighting blaze $1.6 million and rising

2013-05-03 09:48:00

The cost of battling the Springs fire in Ventura County has already hit $1.6 million as more than 1,000 firefighters descend on the rugged wilderness,�the Ventura County Fire Department�said. Overnight and Friday morning, the focus has been on...

California wildfires: 6,500 acres burned, PCH shut down

2013-05-02 13:07:00

Part of Pacific Coast Highway has been closed as crews try to get a handle on a Ventura County wildfire that has scorched at least 6,500 acres in a matter of hours. California Highway Patrol announced about 12:45 p.m. Thursday that the coastal highway...

California wildfire: Fleeing the flames, reporting the story

2013-05-02 15:50:00

Normally, I'm the one reporting on wildfires, the person who shows up, notebook and pen in hand, to ask nosy questions during a traumatic time of panic and worry. It felt a lot different when it was my home being threatened by flames. This morning, as...

California wildfires: Record dry conditions bring dangers

2013-05-02 16:23:00

The Southern California wildfire season got off to a foreboding start Thursday with a massive brush fire in Ventura County that officials fear is just a preview of dangerous months ahead. The fire showed in dramatic fashion how the region’s record...

California wildfires: Ventura County evacuation orders lifted

2013-05-02 19:41:00

Mandatory evacuation orders were lifted Thursday evening for some areas where hundreds of people had fled from a massive wildfire in Ventura County that continues to rage out of control. People were being allowed back to Cal State Channel Islands, the...

California wildfires: Springs fire reaches PCH in Ventura County

2013-05-02 21:23:00

A massive wildfire that was devouring huge swaths of brush in Ventura County reached the Pacific Coast on Thursday night after burning for more than 14 hours, officials said. The Springs fire, which had charred at least 8,000 acres of vegetation,...

Grass fire threatens San Bernardino mobile home park

2013-05-02 13:10:00

As multiple wildfires burned throughout Southern California on Thursday, San Bernardino firefighters were battling a four-alarm grass fire that threatened a mobile home park. MAP: Southland fires The fire, which broke out early Thursday afternoon, had...

California fires: Residents flee as flames advance

2013-05-02 12:18:00

Residents watched warily, their packed cars at the ready, as a growing 2,000-acre fire crept closer to hundreds of homes in Newbury Park and Camarillo. “We’re packed and ready to go,” said Jan Moore. “But we’re just...

California wildfires: High winds ground air tankers

2013-05-02 13:36:00

Heavy winds have forced officials to ground air tankers battling the Springs fire in Ventura County. The tankers were considered one of the best tools to slow a wildfire that’s burned more than 6,500 acres in a matter of hours, officials said...

California wildfire: Winds shift, flames threatening homes

2013-05-03 12:13:00

A shift in the wind has quickly limited the visibility for firefighters trying to battle the Springs fire, which has destroyed more than 10,000 acres in Ventura County and continues to burn out of control. Television footage from media helicopters shows...

Fire fighters work at the site of a wildfire in Tabuyo del Monte, near Leon. Numerous wildfires have broken out across Spain in the sweltering heat in recent weeks, an extra headache for authorities struggling to get the country out of its financial crisis and recession.

2012-08-21 00:00:00

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire on July 23, 2012 in Ller near La Junquera (Girona), close to the Spanish-French border. Three people were killed as winds whipped up a wildfire that raged out of control in northeastern Spain, forcing thousands of people to take refuge indoors.

2012-07-23 00:00:00

A religious figurine is illuminated by wildfires burning out of control near Bastrop, Texas on Tuesday.

2011-09-06 06:34:43