Evacuations lifted as weather aids fight against fire near Southern California mountain townOctober 6th, 2009 Fire evacuations lifted for Calif. mountain townWRIGHTWOOD, Calif.
Wildfire near Williams out of control, some homes evacuated air tankers on way from CaliforniaOctober 3rd, 2009 Fire near Williams growing, some homes evacuatedWILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities say a fire that began as a controlled burn but was whipped out of control by gusty winds has prompted home evacuations in a small northern Arizona city surrounded by forest.
Wind pushes wildfire near Arizona town out of control, authorities order home evacuationsOctober 3rd, 2009 Fire near Arizona town growing, homes evacuatedWILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities say a fire that began as a controlled burn but was whipped out of control by gusty winds has prompted home evacuations in a small northern Arizona city surrounded by forest.
Wildfire forces evacuations on Vandenberg air base in Calif.; flames move toward homesSeptember 30th, 2009 Wildfire forces evacuations on California baseVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A 300-acre wildfire prompted evacuations Wednesday at Vandenberg Air Force and was moving through dry brush in the direction of homes, authorities said.
Fire flares at California oil refinery, but no injuries, evacuations reportedSeptember 25th, 2009 No injuries, evacuations from refinery fire in LALOS ANGELES — Los Angeles fire officials say they've choked off a fire at an oil refinery south of downtown, but nearby schools are being urged to keep students indoors until the smoke clears. The fire at the 300-acre Tesoro Corp.
Wildfire burns in Southern California; no homes threatenedSeptember 22nd, 2009 Fire burns in California; no homes threatenedMOORPARK, Calif. — A wildfire is burning in Southern California, and dozens of firefighters are being called to the scene.
Crews stabilize 1 fire in southwestern Oregon, while another prompts evacuation of 300 homesSeptember 21st, 2009 2nd fire in southwestern Ore. threatens 300 homesMEDFORD, Ore.
Authorities aiming to have Southern California wildfire under control by Sunday eveningSeptember 20th, 2009 Authorities mopping up at Southern Calif. wildfireTEMECULA, Calif.
Huge Southern California wildfire 91 percent contained, no longer growingSeptember 15th, 2009 Southern California wildfire 91 percent containedIRWINDALE, Calif. — The largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history is 91 percent contained and crews remain on track to have it surrounded by the weekend.
Flareup of LA-area wildfire prompts evacuations in canyon but crews still making progressSeptember 3rd, 2009 Flareup of LA-area fire prompts new evacuationsLOS ANGELES — Firefighters brought a sprawling wildfire near Los Angeles under greater control Thursday, despite a flare-up in a remote canyon that prompted 15 to 20 nearby homes to be evacuated. The blaze was 38 percent contained Thursday morning, up from 28 percent the previous day.
Forest Service: Calif. wildfire destroys 21 homes northeast of Los Angeles, threatens 12,000August 31st, 2009 Calif. wildfire burns 21 homes northeast of LALOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service says a massive wildfire northeast of Los Angeles has now burned 21 homes.
Gov. declares emergency in wildfire charring Sierra Nevada foothills in CaliforniaAugust 21st, 2009 Gov. declares emergency in California wildfireMARYSVILLE, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in a Northern California county after a wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 100 people and destroyed two homes.
Some evacuations lifted as firefighters make progress on wildfire in Northern CaliforniaAugust 18th, 2009 Some evacuations lifted in California wildfireMARYSVILLE, Calif. — Authorities are lifting some evacuations near a wildfire in Northern California's Sierra Nevada foothills as firefighters make progress against the flames.
Evacuations ordered in Northern Calif. wildfire, 1 of several started by lightningAugust 11th, 2009 Evacuations ordered in Northern Calif. wildfireBURNEY, Calif.
Strong wind forecast at Southern California wildfire threatening 2,000 homesMay 6th, 2009 Strong wind forecast at Calif. fire; homes at riskSANTA BARBARA, Calif.