Former San Diego Fire Chief Jeff Bowman, who was in charge back during the Cedar Fire of 2003, said San Diegans need to protect their homes.

San Diego Fire Rescue Department Deputy Chief Tony Tosca is shown being interviewed near Cowles Mountain on Jan. 17, 2024.

Former San Diego Fire Chief Jeff Bowman, who was in charge back during the Cedar Fire of 2003, said San Diegans need to protect their homes.

Many San Diego neighborhoods have been on edge over the past several weeks due to the dry conditions, but work is underway to protect homes and open spaces.

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first ...

Now, this area is the subject of an investigation as a potential starting point for the Palisades fire, which burned thousands of structures last week. The general area was the site of a small ...

LET’S CONTINUE OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE. IT’S BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE MAJOR FIRES SPARKED ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND SINCE THEN, THE PALISADES FIRE AND THE EATON FIRE HAVE BURNED A COMBINED ...

But their mission was essential: to look for traces of smoke and embers left behind by the Palisades fire, which had already burned through the area where they were searching but was still less ...

Other firms spray the landscape with fire retardant and cocoon trees and bushes in thick fireproof materials, according to the LA Times. But as these companies rack up cash, the ones who hire them ...

Severe wildfires raged across a huge swath of the Los Angeles area in early January, sparked by high winds and prime fire conditions. The blazes — including the Pacific Palisades, Eaton ...

Here’s what they mean. Fire watches and warnings are issued by the 122 local National Weather Service forecast offices across the United States. Forecast offices maintain criteria specific to ...

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