The fire was minor and police officers put it out with a fire extinguisher shortly after arriving at the scene. Police say one incendiary device was found at the scene and witnesses have told them ...

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First Street Foundation, a non-profit research group, has a new tool, called Risk Factor: Input your address for data about the risk for fire and flooding in your area. (The website notes ...

What started as a brush fire in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills burned more than 40 acres of vegetation and threatened major landmarks as it kicked off a wave of evacuation orders and warnings.

Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday. The rapidly expanding ...

The Hurst Fire has set 505 acres ablaze near San Fernando, California in the Sylmar neighborhood, according to Cal Fire. It is 0% contained. The cause of the fire, which was discovered on Tuesday ...

A wildfire in California threatens thousands of Los Angeles homes weeks after a different fire caused Malibu residents to evacuate. High wind speeds are expected to make the fire difficult to control.

A fire broke out at the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Thursday afternoon and was spreading rapidly, threatening numerous hillside homes in the Calabasas and Hidden Hills areas.

Cal Fire is showing the Palisades Fire, which has burned across 23,654 acres, is still 11% contained, the same as Saturday morning. Elsewhere, the Eaton Fire in the Pasadena area also remains at ...

An update from the fire service said that a blaze in a log store next to the property had spread to the home. Two crews were sent to the incident. Picture: Amber Watch Wellington Posting on social ...

A Christmas Eve fire at a home in Log Lane Village drew response from multiple local agencies. Fort Morgan Fire 1st Lt. Trent Ruder told The Fort Morgan Times that 16 firefighters from Fort Morgan ...