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    May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Wildfires slow commutes in north Los Angeles County

    The wildfires raging along the Ventura County line added to Friday commuting headaches for many Los Angeles County residents, according to traffic data. The Springs fire, which started Thursday around 6:30 a.m., has scorched more than 18,000 acres...
    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. California wildfires: 28,000 acres burned in Ventura County

    The wildfire burning through Ventura County has scorched 28,000 acres, and firefighters have only 20% of the blaze surrounded, officials said.
    The wildfire burning through Ventura County has scorched 28,000 acres, and firefighters have only 20% of the blaze surrounded, officials said. The Ventura County Fire Department said the air attack would end at sunset and the Springs fire would be...

    Tags: Fires, Walnuts, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Southern California fire season off to a sinister start

    The Southern California wildfire season got off to an ominous start Thursday with a massive brush fire in Ventura County that officials fear is just a preview of dangerous months ahead.
    The Southern California wildfire season got off to an ominous 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 dry...

    Tags: Fires, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. California wildfire grows to 18,000 acres; 20% contained

    The Springs fire has scorched at least 18,000 acres between Pacific Coast Highway and the 101 Freeway, damage worsened by a <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-springs-fire-20130503,0,65579.story">harrowing about-face</a> shift in winds that sent the fire roaring back to the north.&nbsp;
    The Springs fire has scorched at least 18,000 acres between Pacific Coast Highway and the 101 Freeway, damage worsened by a harrowing about-face shift in winds that sent the fire roaring back to the north.  The latest estimate from the Ventura County...

    Tags: Equestrian, Fires

    5. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. California wildfires: Better weather gives firefighters a chance

    As night fell, improving weather in Southern California was giving firefighters a chance to keep wildfires away from homes. By late Friday, firefighters had beaten back flames from an exclusive community of multimillion-dollar ranch homes in Ventura...

    Tags: National Weather Service, Fires, Walnuts, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    6. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. California wildfire: Winds shift, flames threatening homes

    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.
    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...

    Tags: National Weather Service, Fires

    7. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 'May miracle' of above-average rainfall is a gift to firefighters

    A "May miracle" of almost perfectly timed, above-average rainfall helped firefighters battling the large Springs fire in Ventura County and guaranteed that Los Angeles would not break a dubious record.
    A "May miracle" of almost perfectly timed, above-average rainfall helped firefighters battling the large Springs fire in Ventura County and guaranteed that Los Angeles would not break a dubious record. The city was on track to having its fourth-driest...

    Tags: Weather Statistics, Jerry Brown, National Weather Service, Fires, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    8. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Energy officials brace for another summer without San Onofre

    Energy officials expect to get through another summer without blackouts even if the San Onofre nuclear plant remains shuttered -- but damaging fires in the months ahead could undermine that prediction.
    Energy officials expect to get through another summer without blackouts even if the San Onofre nuclear plant remains shuttered -- but damaging fires in the months ahead could undermine that prediction. An assessment released Monday by the California...

    Tags: Southern California Edison Company

    9. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Colorado wildfire 45% contained, evacuation orders lifted

    LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A Colorado wildfire that forced hundreds of evacuations west of Fort Collins was about 45% contained by Saturday evening, and officials said residents could soon return home.
    LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A Colorado wildfire that forced hundreds of evacuations west of Fort Collins was about 45% contained by Saturday evening, and officials said residents could soon return home. The blaze started accidentally on Friday, a day of...
    10. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Early season Colorado wildfire forces evacuations; residents tense

    A Colorado wildfire that forced hundreds of evacuations raged Saturday afternoon west of Fort Collins.
    A Colorado wildfire that forced hundreds of evacuations raged Saturday afternoon west of Fort Collins. The blaze, which was started accidentally, has burned between 750 and 1,000 acres. It started Friday afternoon in a rural residential community near...

    Tags: American Red Cross

    11. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Cal Fire's flawed fire plan

    California has a love-hate relationship with wildfire. We can't live with it and can't live without it. For thousands of years, fire &mdash; caused mainly by lightning &mdash; was a natural part of the landscape, which <a href="http://www.coastal.ca.gov/fire/ucsbfire.html">evolved to thrive on and even require occasional blazes.</a> The cones of the Tecate cypress, for example, a tree that grows only in Southern California and Baja Mexico, will open to release their seeds only after a scorching.
    California has a love-hate relationship with wildfire. We can't live with it and can't live without it. For thousands of years, fire — caused mainly by lightning — was a natural part of the landscape, which evolved to thrive on and even...

    Tags: Science, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Ecosystems

    12. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Colorado wildfire burns 4,400 acres, fueled by 70-mph winds

    A 2-month-old Colorado wildfire earlier thought to have posed little threat forced hundreds of evacuations Saturday when it burned through three miles of forest in 30 minutes, fueled by 70-mph winds, officials said.
    A 2-month-old Colorado wildfire earlier thought to have posed little threat forced hundreds of evacuations Saturday when it burned through three miles of forest in 30 minutes, fueled by 70-mph winds, officials said. More than 500 residents in Larimer...
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