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Santa Ana winds hit 50 mph to 85 mph at time     CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters ...

Fire in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon began as a house fire     By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds pushed flames through Southern California canyons early Thursday as an out-of-control wildfire burned near homes and ...

Fire exploded in size throughout the night     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds pushed flames through Southern California canyons early Thursday as an out-of-control wildfire burned near homes and forced residents to flee.

Utilities began cutting power on Wednesday     By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California utilities cut the power to tens of thousands of customers to avoid the threat of wildfires as the region found itself ...

Two out five thought they’d receive a personal notification     FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A new survey found that many people in the Flagstaff area felt an emergency evacuation warning system widely used across Arizona is clear but that ...

Green Sheet on two still on ventilators, in critical condition     By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two firefighters critically burned while trying to set backfires to slow the spread of a Southern California wildfire in ...

Training with the Illinois Fire Service Institute     Illinois Fire Service Institute Instructors Deke Carls and Steve Sallows present First Due Considerations for Basic Wildland Firefighting training in the Facebook Forum.

Red flag conditions Wednesday into Saturday     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California utilities warned Tuesday that they may cut power to more than 300,000 customers as dry, gusty weather raises the threat of wildfire dangers in the region. ...

Wildfire destroyed 80% of the homes     MALDEN, Wash. (AP) — Nearly three months after a wildfire destroyed 80% of the homes in Malden, residents are still waiting for aid from the federal government. The Babb Fire ravaged the ...

Aircraft at work over Fontana     564 Fire The Cypress Fire as it approached Sierra Ave in south Fontana. CAL FIRE & Riverside County Fire along with other agencies kept the fire from jumping across Sierra Ave. Nice aircraft ...