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Firefighters battle flames and terrain in Grand Fire

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters had to battle terrain as much as flames as they worked to surround a wildfire entering its third day in harsh hills and mountains north of Los Angeles. Temperatures […]

2013/05/17

Brush fire breaks out in hills of Glendale

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say firefighters are gaining a handle of a brushfire that broke out in the hills of Glendale, prompting the evacuation of nearly 3,000 homes and a freeway closure. City Fire […]

2013/05/03

Fire danger level rises to high in Angeles National Forest

ARCADIA (CNS) – The fire-danger level in the Angeles National Forest was raised today from “moderate” to “high” because of a lack of significant winter rain and a large amount of tall dry grass, authorities said.

2013/04/26

Joanne Hayes-White, San Francisco Fire Department chief (AP Photo)

Understaffed San Francisco firefighters rake in OT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some San Francisco firefighters are raking in six-figure overtime paychecks because of staffing shortages that have department managers scheduling numerous extra shifts, a newspaper reported.

2013/04/25

Weapons training leads to 80-acre fire on Ca. base

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Weapons exercises at Southern California’s Camp Pendleton Marine base caused a wildfire in warm, windy conditions that has grown to more than 80 acres.

2013/04/18

Fire starts, inmates rebel at Santa Barbara jail

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say Santa Barbara County jail is on lockdown after inmates started a fire, refused to evacuate from their cells and taunted firefighters sent to put it out.

2013/04/15

Ventura County fire contained, mop up underway

FILLMORE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have fully contained the remnants of a wind-driven wildfire that burned two homes and threatened more than 100 others in rural Ventura County.

2013/04/09

Ventura County fire evacuations lifted, winds ease

FILLMORE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters in rural Ventura County say a wind-whipped wildfire is 80% contained. Easing winds on Tuesday gave a team of about 400 firefighters a chance to douse the 170-acre wildfire that burned two homes and threatened 160 others.

2013/04/09

6 boys stuck hiking in LA, airlifted out uninjured

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angles fire officials say six boys got stuck on a precarious hillside while hiking and had to be hoisted out by helicopter.

2013/04/08

Baby girl born at Southern CA homeless encampment

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have helped a homeless couple deliver their baby girl at a Southern California homeless encampment.

2013/03/16

Firefighters work to rescue 2 from LA trench

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles firefighters are conducting a rescue operation in a construction trench in Pacific Palisades. Two construction workers were reported trapped in a trench collapse around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

2013/03/14

Firefighters close to getting ring around wildfire

LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) — Gusty winds have delayed containment of a 408-acre wildfire in the high desert Lone Pine area. The Inyo County blaze broke out Sunday morning north of State Route 136 in the Owens Valley river bottom about 200 miles north of LA.

2013/02/28

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