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Madre Fire burning over 79,000 acres in California, largest in the state this year
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...
Madre Fire in California explodes to nearly 80,000 acres
A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday ...
California Firefighters Contain 40% of Biggest Fire of Year
California firefighters made progress in containing a wildfire that exploded over the holiday weekend to become the state’s ...
Crews battle brush fire in Castaic
The blaze, named the Bert Fire, broke out near The Old Road and Biscailuz Drive and reached nearly four acres on Tuesday ...
California's Madre Fire grows to over 70,000 acres, expected to remain 'extreme'
California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...
Proposed California law would give Cal Fire raises in line with other fire agencies
Cal Fire firefighters could receive a salary increase under a proposal to bring salaries in line with other agencies around ...
Sheep graze Southern California college campus to reduce wildfire risk
A herd of sheep is helping reduce wildfire hazards at Westmont College near Santa Barbara by grazing on non-native vegetation ...
Los Gatos, Saratoga map out fire hazard areas with help from the state
The Fire Hazard Severity Zones are determined by the state fire marshal based on an area’s physical characteristics like ...