Nearly 6,300-acre fire expanding east in Otay wilderness as nearly 700 firefighters fight back
A wildfire in the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded early Friday morning over thousands of acres, triggering school closures and evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area. The ...
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during the recent Eaton and Palisades Fires to warn residents to evacuate. At least ...
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Update: Evacuation orders lifted for Moss Landing Power Plant Fire
Temporary Evacuation Point: Castroville Recreation Center. Late Thursday evening, Monterey County Office of Emergency Services released the following warning: "Due to an ongoing large fire in Moss ...
Evacuation orders lifted, McDowell Co. wildfire now 100% contained
OLD FORT, N.C. – An outside fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort. Reports say that the fire was caused by ...
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Evacuation orders issued in area of Border 2 Fire
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire crews are battling a brush fire that erupted on Otay Mountain Thursday afternoon, with evacuation orders and warnings in place for surrounding areas. The fire ...
Full coverage: What to know about the investigations into Eaton and Palisades fires
The Times investigates California's response to the devastating wildfires that burned across Los Angeles County in January.
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Evacuations ordered in Monterey County after fire at battery power plant in Moss Landing
The Castroville Recreation Center is being used as a temporary evacuation point. "There is an ongoing fire at our Moss Landing Power Plant site. Our top priority is the safety of the community and our ...
How did a cluster of homes near the Eaton fire’s ignition point emerge unscathed?
A neighborhood where the deadly Eaton fire began was mostly spared from the devastation in surrounding Altadena, with the same gusting winds that whipped up the inferno thought to have helped those ...
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Brush fire burns near Fashion Valley Mall; evacuation orders lifted
Map courtesy of the OES Emergency. A temporary evacuation point was located at the Snapdragon West Parking Lot, 2101 Stadium Way, in San Diego, east of the fire. SDPD urged residents to download ...
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Evacuation Orders Given Late to Area Where Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
this month, evacuation orders went out within minutes ... other orders went out to neighborhoods closer to the fire’s starting point, and hours after fire officials had received reports that ...
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Wildfires are a common threat in L.A. But evacuation drills are rare.
Safe evacuation routes depend on the direction a fire is moving ... But he and other experts point to the stunning scenes in Los Angeles as proof of how important this work should be.