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Santa Ana winds: The hidden spark behind California's fire surge
Southern California is facing fierce fires fueled by the Santa Ana winds, which threaten homes and put firefighters to the ...
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Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it
The fire, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds ... fires still burning across Southern California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Hughes fire was 95% ...
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California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in fire relief aid as more evacuations loom
Gavin Newsom signed an order Thursday making $2.5 billion available for response and recovery efforts as fire weary residents brace for yet more threats as Santa Ana winds fan the flames of ...
How Fire Containment Works and Why It’s Proved So Hard in California
More than two weeks after flames erupted in densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles, firefighters were still struggling to put out the Eaton and Palisades fires. Those blazes — which left at ...
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California Wildfire Map Update Shows How Every Fire Burning Has Spread
As of Thursday afternoon, six active wildfires are burning in Southern California, and maps shared on the California Department of Forestry ... Palisades fire: "Overnight, Santa Ana winds were ...
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Winds picking up in Southern California and at least 2 new fires break out
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winds picked up on Tuesday in Southern California and at least a couple of new wildfires broke out as firefighters remained on alert in extreme fire weather two weeks after two ...
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Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards
The Hughes Fire has already scorched more than 10,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since it ignited Wednesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ... dry ...
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California Fire Map Update As Fig, Border 2, Hughes Blazes Rage
according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). In an earlier update, the department said the blaze had a "dangerous rate'' of spread. No evacuations have been ...
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Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
With high winds driving the flames, the fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres by 10 p.m. that night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...
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Flood watch in effect for fire scorched areas of California
While officials are now worried about the damage rain could do, it was a lack of precipitation, low humidity levels and 100 mph seasonal Santa Ana ... California Department of Emergency Fire ...
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LA wildfires live: Residents face new threats of mudslides and ‘toxic ash’ as rain hits Southern California
Scott McLean, a former deputy chief of the California Department of Forestry ... dry air and Santa Ana winds into the mix, you have prime ingredients for wildfires.” As critical fire weather ...
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Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
While the Border 2 Fire area is not densely populated, “There is a threat to critical communication infrastructure,” said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known ...