California
May 14, 2014
The Orange County Fire Department on Tuesday released a preliminary report on last week’s devastating fires.
Nov. 3, 1993
Dec. 11, 2017
The 2,250-acre Dixie fire is burning in the scar of the 2018 Camp fire, the deadliest in California history.
July 15, 2021
LA County fire personnel classified a blaze that scorched a Huntington Park fire station as a two-alarm fire. It was knocked down at 5:17 a.m. on Wednesday. There were no injuries.
May 1, 2024
How do wildfires get their names? A fire’s one-word name is taken from a nearby feature, such as a valley, river or canyon. The name of a road will also work.
Oct. 31, 2019
Opinion
America’s fire danger
July 4, 2013
‘We used to say “unprecedented and historic,”’ said a fire official, who called the 100,000-acre milestone no longer uncommon. ‘We’re past that now.’
July 16, 2021
The Mosquito fire, which has burned 63,776 acres in Placer and El Dorado counties, remained 20% contained Wednesday night.
Sept. 14, 2022
The vast majority of apartments and residential hotels in Los Angeles were in violation of fire safety codes, and the Fire Department’s enforcement system has been plagued by late inspections and shoddy record keeping, according to two city audits launched after a fatal fire last spring.
Oct. 7, 1993