‘I had no idea the flames could go that fast’: Goleta devastated by fire as record heat burns path of destruction
By ANDREA CASTILLO, JOHN WILKENS and TERI FIGUEROA Firefighters on Saturday were battling a destructive fire that snaked through a hillside area of Goleta, one of several blazes that destroyed homes amid a record-setting heat wave in Southern California. Fire personnel spent the night and morning in pitched battle against the Holiday fire, which exploded Friday night amid 100-degree […]
Utility That Tried To Blame California Fires On Climate Change Could Face Bankruptcy
Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator PG&E executives suggested climate change was to blame for a spate of deadly wildfires that rocked California in 2017, but now the state’s largest utility is facing the possibility of bankruptcy after investigators found it responsible. Raging wildfires devastated Northern California in October 2017. Enhanced by high winds, the fires ultimately killed […]
The 2018 Wildfire Season Is On Track To Be As Bad AS Last Year’s, US Forest Chief Says
Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter Wildfires this year are burning acreage at a rate on par with last year’s historic fire season, during which the federal government spent a record $2.9 billion on fire suppression, according to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) interim chief Victoria Christiansen. Christiansen sat before the House Subcommittee on Federal Lands, a […]
President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please click here to access a link directly to FEMA’s site page pertaining to this wildfires press release. WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by […]
Wednesday Fire Conditions Update
Oxnard, California – As of this morning, the Thomas Fire has consumed more than 237,500 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and is 25 percent contained. “Red Flag” severe fire weather conditions are expected to continue through Thursday, Dec. 14 and are marked by low humidity, off shore winds and high temperatures. Weather conditions along with high […]
Fast-moving wildfire burns in Bel-Air – Several homes burning in Bel-Air as fire closes the 405 Freeway and forces evacuations
By Melissa Etehad and Sonali Kohli everal homes in Los Angeles’ Bel-Air neighborhood were burning Wednesday morning as a wind-driven wildfire prompted a full closure of the 405 Freeway as well as mandatory evacuations in an area of multimillion-dollar homes. The fire was estimated to cover about 50 acres by 6:20 a.m., but Los Angeles fire officials […]
Advisory: Oxnard and Moorpark College Closures
Colleagues, though we are not in imminent danger, for the safety of our faculty, staff, and students we will be closing Moorpark College and Oxnard College at 4:00pm. There will be no evening classes. Get Citizensjournal.us Headlines free SUBSCRIPTION. Keep us publishing – DONATE
President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California
WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from October 8, 2017 and continuing. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain […]
Wildfire near Los Angeles forces 80,000 people to evacuate
A fast moving wildfire in southern California has forced the evacuation of more than 80, sales 000 people just east of Los Angeles. Around 700 firefighters are struggling to contain the so called Bluecut blaze in San Bernardino County which has already engulfed 15,000 acres. Fueled by fierce winds and high temperatures the fire broke […]
Valley Fire began Sept. 12, 2015: Now officially third most destructive fire in California history
CAL FIRE Local 2881 is releasing this week a review of wildland fires and how we prepare and respond. A Comprehensive View on the Future of Fighting Wildfire by a Team of Experts is the result of experts throughout the country gathering in Sacramento to discuss wildfire issues. The results of this symposium were recently […]
