A red-tailed hawk and two turkey vultures circled overhead as Erin Weiner walked down a dusty trail inside protected habitat land near Orange County’s Limestone
Category: wildfires
Despite strong thunderstorms that poured rain over parts of the McKinney Fire Tuesday evening, firefighters in far Northern California are preparing for a renewed, taxing
2 bodies found in burned vehicle in California wildfire zone
By NOAH BERGER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Associated Press YREKA, Calif. — Two bodies were found inside a charred vehicle in a driveway in the
By Matthew Daly | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House on Friday approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly
Three in four Californians now agree with a majority of scientists that climate change is contributing to the state’s drought and conditions that lead to
Map: Oak Fire evacuations and perimeter near Yosemite
A wildfire that started Friday afternoon near Yosemite’s west edge quickly became California’s biggest fire this season and prompted widespread evacuation orders. The Oak Fire
Oak Fire explodes to more than 6,500 acres, destroying at least 10 buildings and forcing evacuations near Yosemite National Park
A wildfire that erupted Friday near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County has torched more than 6,000 acres, triggered widespread evacuations and on Saturday threatened
With the support of NASA, a group of Cal Poly Pomona students are set to launch a miniature satellite designed to scan and identify wildfires
Vital emergency alerts can find your phone — if you help
As the highest temperatures of the year bake already dry brush and trees, increasing the year-round threat of wildfires spreading out of control, authorities in
By Morgan Lee | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s
New fire and shooting restrictions announced for San Bernardino National Forest
The San Bernardino National Forest will implement new fire and shooting restrictions ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the agency announced Tuesday, May 24. The restrictions
Fire season: A preparation checklist and how to check the threat level of your home
Are you ready for fire season? This year’s has begun, with the Coastal fire destroying at least 20 homes this month in Laguna Niguel. Here’s
Coastal fire: Ice plant no foil for dry, overgrown canyons this time around
Firefighters work to put out a structure burning during a wildfire Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Laguna Niguel. (Photo by Patrick Smith, Contributing Photographer) Magnificent
Coastal fire: What homes are worth in Laguna Niguel hills where 20 homes burned
The Coastal fire has burned at least 20 homes since it swept across Aliso Woods Canyon into Laguna Niguel on Wednesday, fire officials said. The
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW DALY SEATTLE (AP) — With a backdrop of flowering trees, it was a setting fit for the signing
By Felicia Fonseca | Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Firefighters fanned out across blackened landscape in Arizona’s high country, digging into the ground to put
By Alaa Elassar | CNN California is calling upon Native American tribes to bring back the once-prohibited practice of lighting controlled burns to help prevent