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LA area faces unprecedented 5th ‘particularly dangerous’ fire warning with winds coming

January 20, 2025, 12:38pm Latest News

Southern California is heading into a day of its most extreme fire weather conditions — an unprecedented fifth time the National Weather Service office has sounded the alarm this season… Read story

California fire victims’ families mired in grief

January 19, 2025, 12:37pm Latest News

The house was burning with her brother-in-law and nephew inside when Jackie McDaniels flagged down a fire truck and begged for help. Read story

A structure on Lake Avenue is engulfed in flames, Jan. 8, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif.

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

A structure on Lake Avenue is engulfed in flames, Jan. 8, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif.

January 14, 2025, 9:31am Latest News

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise. Read story

Smoke lingers over a neighborhood devastated by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

Officials consider possible sources of California wildfire

Smoke lingers over a neighborhood devastated by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

January 12, 2025, 11:21am Nation & World

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 16 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area. Read story

Kaegan Baron, left, and Oliver Braren stand in the rubble of Kaegan’s mother’s home after it was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

California wildfires’ death toll up to 16

Kaegan Baron, left, and Oliver Braren stand in the rubble of Kaegan’s mother’s home after it was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

January 12, 2025, 11:20am Latest News

The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before the return of potentially strong winds that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks. Read story

Residents embrace outside of a burning property Wednesday as the Eaton Fire sweeps through Altadena, Calif.

Destruction from California wildfires could leave deeper inequality in its wake

Residents embrace outside of a burning property Wednesday as the Eaton Fire sweeps through Altadena, Calif.

January 12, 2025, 11:20am Nation & World

The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie stars. Read story

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

Clark County firefighters headed to California to help battle devastating wildfires

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

January 9, 2025, 10:21am Clark County News

Clark County fire agencies sent 15 firefighters, three engines and two command vehicles this morning to help battle the wildfires roaring through Southern California. Read story

A small flame burns in the Camas Creek watershed while firefighters tackle the Nakia Fire in October 2022.

The latest fight over rules to protect homes from wildfire

A small flame burns in the Camas Creek watershed while firefighters tackle the Nakia Fire in October 2022.

October 24, 2024, 12:52pm Latest News

The state agency charged with developing codes for commercial and residential buildings in Washington says a new law took away its power to update rules protecting homes from the threat of wildfires. Read story

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

Prescribed burn at Lacamas Prairie Natural Area part of larger plan to protect against wildfires

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

October 9, 2024, 1:29pm Clark County News

The presence of fire crews, emergency vehicles and smoke drifting up from the Lacamas Prairie Natural Area early Tuesday afternoon may have alarmed some residents, but it was all part of a controlled burn by the state Department of Natural Resources. Read story

Smoke from the Taylor Bridge wildfire rises east of Cle Elum, Washington. That 2012 wildfire burned many homes between Cle Elum and Ellensburg.

2024’s wildfire season is coming to a close in Washington

Smoke from the Taylor Bridge wildfire rises east of Cle Elum, Washington. That 2012 wildfire burned many homes between Cle Elum and Ellensburg.

October 4, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

There are two active fires in Washington as of Oct. 2 but the rest of the fires from the season are contained or just being moderated according to Department of Natural Resources Wildfire Communications Manager Ryan Rodruck. Outside of that, Rodruck said fire season is coming to a conclusion; however,… Read story