Wildfires – NBC Los Angeles (2024)

Wildfire season keeps car wash businesses busy in Los Angeles County

Ash and smoke from the Post Fire are reaching southern parts of Los Angeles County with potentially harmful effects for some people.

Power shutoff looming in Los Angeles County near Post Fire

A power shutoff was being considered in Gorman where the Post Fire burned more than 15,000 acres amid a high wind warning and low humidity Monday.

Map: Where wildfires are burning in Southern California

Strong winds fanned several brush fires that started over the weekend in Southern California. See a map of where wildfires are burning.

Map: See how smoke from the Post Fire is affecting LA County air quality

An air quality alert is in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Monday due to smoke from a wildfire that grew to more than 14,000 acres over the weekend.

Wind-driven brush fire damages buildings in Lancaster

Several buildings were damaged by a wind-fanned wildfire Sunday on the edge of a residential area in Lancaster.

Winds fan 15,000-acre Post Fire burning in LA and Ventura counties

Evacuation orders remained in place as a brush fire in the Gorman area north of Los Angeles grew to 14,625 acres.

Here's the 2024 wildfires outlook after a wet winter in Southern California

Southern California firefighting authorities provided their 2024 wildfire outlook Friday after a winter of record rainfall that left the region’s hillsides covered in vegetation ahead of the hot and dry summer months.

Brush fire burns near 10 Freeway in Cabazon area

A brush fire burned near the 10 Freeway Tuesday afternoon in the Riverside County community of Cabazon.

See where State Farm won't be renewing California homeowners policies

Several Los Angeles area communities are among those in California where State Farm has indicated it will not be renewing homeowner’s policies.

Menacing Texas Panhandle wildfire burns an estimated 850k acres, could become state's largest

A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.

Feb 12

Father in gender-reveal that sparked deadly 2020 El Dorado wildfire pleads guilty

The El Dorado Fire erupted on Sept. 5, 2020, when Refugio Jimenez Jr. and Angelina Jimenez staged a baby gender reveal at El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa, at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains.

Dec 11, 2023

South Fire in Ventura County grows to 2,700 acres, 50% containment

A fire in Ventura County has grown to 2,944 acres, prompting evacuations in the area on Saturday.

Brush fire burns 40 acres west of Lake Mathews in Riverside County

A brush fire quickly spread to about 50 acres in Riverside County on a day of high wind warnings in Southern California.

Evacuations eased, highway reopens with Highland Fire containment expected within days

Evacuations orders were eased and a highway that had been closed for days reopened as firefighters gained ground on the Highland Fire in Riverside County.

Nov 3, 2023

Couple hopes to find daughter's urn in rubble of home destroyed in Highland Fire

A couple is hoping to recover an urn containing their daughter’s ashes from the rubble of their home that burned down in the Highland Fire. John and Patricia Rivera looked on as the fire broke out Monday, pushed away from their Aguanga home by the Santa Ana winds. Then the winds suddenly shifted. “I noticed the fire is coming...

Crews make containment gains against Highland Fire

Containment of the roughly 2,500-acre Highland Fire in Aguanga increased from 25% to 40% and did not expand Thursday, according to Cal Fire Riverside and the Riverside County Fire Department. Air operations were officially terminated, and a temporary flight restriction placed over the fire zone to prevent civilian aircraft from disrupting air tanke...

‘The house lit up.' Highland Fire destroys couple's home of 15 years within minutes

Fire crews increased containment overnight of a brush fire that destroyed homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate this week in Riverside County.