Flats Fire burns as intense heat hits SoCal
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Two homes were destroyed by a wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest prompting a mandatory evacuation order for Pinyon Crest and the partial closure of state Route 74 on Sunday.

Hot weather and fire danger
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It's shaping up to be one of the hottest weeks of the year.

Crews contain brush fire in Hesperia

The fire broke Wednesday afternoon in the area of Caliente Rd. and Ranchero Rd.

Study: California wildfire killed 10% of world’s giant sequoias

At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service.

Firefighters battling blaze in Banning

A fire blackened about 75 acres of brush in Banning Wednesday night.

Prosecutors sue over California prison good conduct rules

Three-quarters of California’s district attorneys sued the state in an attempt to block emergency rules that expand good conduct credits and could eventually bring earlier releases for tens of thousands of inmates.

Newsom proposes spending a record $2 billion on wildfire mitigation

The $2 billion will allow California to take urgent action to support wildfire suppression, improve forest health and help protect residents and property from catastrophic wildfires.

Palisades Fire: Arson suspect identified as containment reaches 100%

A 48-year-old transient identified as Ramon Santos Rodriguez was booked on arson charges after a massive wildfire ignited in Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Citizen app sets off manhunt for Palisades wildfire arson suspect — but they had the wrong guy

A picture posted on the popular "Citizen app" set off a manhunt for an alleged arson suspect in the Palisades fire, but it turns out the photo that was viewed more than a million times was the wrong guy.

Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps on the rise

Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed seven lives last year and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to nearby businesses.

Three juveniles arrested for allegedly causing County Fire in Thousand Oaks

Three juveniles have been arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire, called the County Fire, in the hills near Westlake High in Thousand Oaks that burned approximately 28 acres.

US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire

A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San Francisco that destroyed more than 100 homes and injured six firefighters in October 2019.