California fire map: Springs, Crown wildfires lead to evacuations

Two fires have collectively burned over 1000 acres in counties around Los Angeles on Friday.

Santee California Fire: Vegetation Blaze Near Riverbed Triggers Major Fire Department Response | Watch

A brush fire broke out in Santee, California, on Sunday afternoon, prompting a major response from the San Diego County Fire Department.
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Mandatory evacuation orders issued as potentially deadly Pack Fire spreads in California

A fire in the California's eastern Sierra Nevada mountains has forced mandatory evacuations and the closure of a major highway as it continued to spread on Thursday. The Pack Fire had burned about 75 to 100 acres as of the afternoon in an area near Lake ...
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Firefighters Could Have Prevented the L.A. Wildfires, but California Rules Made Them Save Plants Instead

One year ago, just after midnight on New Year’s Eve, a small brush fire broke out in Topanga State Park above the Pacific Palisades outside Los Angeles. Within hours, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) arrived on scene and began digging handlines to ...