Wildfires

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Pacific Palisades is home to many celebrities including Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Reese Witherspoon.

Evacuation orders lifted after Palisades Fire leaves 2 injured and burns at least 40 acres in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Fire Department lifted its mandatory evacuation orders after a fire ripped across the hillside of the affluent Pacific Palisades area for about 10 hours Monday.

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[JHDK]

Live PD (which is a great show) has a new-ish spinoff called Live Rescue and all night they have been fighting the fires in San Bernardino. It's scary and fascinating.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Live PD (which is a great show) has a new-ish spinoff called Live Rescue and all night they have been fighting the fires in San Bernardino. It's scary and fascinating.

I never knew what Live PD was until I heard Richard Cristie talking about how it's his faaaaav'rit show.

 

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This fast-moving wildfire in Sonoma County, about 75 miles north of San Francisco, burned 10,000 acres (15.6 square miles) in the four hours after it was first reported and is at 0% containment. Yikes!

10,000-acre Kincade fire destroys homes in Geyserville

MAP: Kincade fire destroys homes in Geyserville

The Kincade Fire raging in the North Bay Thursday has burned more than a dozen homes.

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Three new wildfires have broken out in California. A fire near Muir Beach in Marin County has burned 45 acres. The Tick fire, so named because it started near Tick Canyon Road in Agua Dulce, has burned 850 acres. Another fire started near the 5 Freeway in nearby Castaic. It's burned 20 acres and is moving toward homes.

850-acre Tick fire spreads rapidly toward Canyon Country homes; evacuations ordered

4,000-Acre Tick Fire Consumes Homes After Spreading Rapidly Into Canyon Country; Evacuations Ordered

Update, Oct. 25: The Tick Fire jumped the 14 Freeway overnight and grew in size, threatening even more homes. Get updated coverage here. Previous story, Oct. 24: A wind-driven wildfire broke out in…

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The Castaic fire has damaged several homes. The Tick fire has now burned 3,700 acres and is continuing to spread; humidity is only 6% and there are 15-mph winds with gusts of 20 to 30. A small fire north of Highway 126 has destroyed four trailers and a new fire has broken out in the Sepulveda Basin near Van Nuys.

Brush fire burning in Sepulveda Basin in Los Angeles

About 5:30 p.m., the fire was reported at 10 acres.

www.latimes.com

 

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With nightfall, Santa Ana winds have increased in intensity. Gusts of up to 50 mph are expected overnight. The Tick fire has now burned almost eight square miles. If I can borrow the DRC helicopter tomorrow, I'll be able to provide better news coverage.

Tick Fire: Canyon Country blaze burns 5,000 acres as evacuations ordered

Several homes were destroyed as a brush fire quickly grew to at least 5,000 acres in Canyon Country Thursday.

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The Kincade fire in Sonoma County has now burned 21,900 acres and is only 5% contained. Yikes!

At a just-concluded press conference, officials from CalFire, CHP and the Sheriff's Department updated the numbers on the Tick fire. The area burned is now reported as 4,300 acres and the fire is at 5% containment. Six homes have been destroyed and 15,000 homes are threatened. Driven by overnight winds with gusts of 50 mph, the fire jumped the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway. More than 600 firefighters are battling the blaze. Sadly, this is a typical October in Southern California.

Motorists drive through flames on 14 Freeway in prelude to a hellish commute

Watch motorists drive through the Tick fire flames on 14 Freeway in prelude to a hellish commute

Commuters traveling in and out of the Santa Clarita Valley faced a traffic nightmare after the Tick fire jumped the 14 freeway.

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The Tick fire in Santa Clarita is now 25% contained. It's burned more than 4,600 acres and destroyed or damaged 18 structures. The huge wildfire in northern California has now burned 25,455 acres (39.8 square miles) and is only 10% contained. Winds of 30 to 40 mph are expected to last from tonight until early Monday morning. Gusts at higher elevations could reach 80 mph. Yikes!

Sonoma County under siege: Kincade Fire forces 90,000 evacuations

Mandatory evacuations were ordered across the North Bay to the Pacific coast as the...

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The Tick fire has now burned 4,615 acres and is 55% contained. It's destroyed 22 structures and damaged 27. The blaze started three days ago on a hillside where residents reported hearing around 15 large explosions. Arson investigators believe those explosions resulted in the fire. They're hoping to discover what exploded. The Kincade fire has now burned more than 30,000 acres (47 square miles). Eek!

Northern California's Kincade fire threatens wine country; much of Santa Rosa evacuated

Blackouts and mass evacuations as Kincade fire grows amid high winds

The massive Kincade fire continued its wind-fueled march across Sonoma County, threatening to jump Highway 101 as more than 2 million people were thrown into darkness by PG&E blackouts.

www.latimes.com

 

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Another day, another fire in California. The Kincade fire has burned 54,300 acres and destroyed or damaged 111 structures. It's only 5% contained. The Tick fire has burned 4,615 acres and is 70% contained after destroying or damaging 58 structures. A new fire broke out early this morning near the Getty Center museum in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles and quickly spread to 500 acres. Several homes have burned and thousands more are threatened.

Getty fire off 405 Freeway in L.A. destroys several homes; thousands flee

A wind-driven brush fire chewed through hillside communities on the west side of Los Angeles on Monday, burning homes and prompting widespread evacuations.

www.latimes.com

 

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The Getty fire has now burned 658 acres, destroyed eight homes and damaged six others and is only 5% contained. The Tick fire has burned more than 4,600 acres and is 86% contained. The Kincade fire has burned 118 square miles and destroyed 124 structures and is at 15% containment. Extremely high winds are expected tonight in both northern and southern California. Eek!

Latest: Kincade Fire reaches edge of Tubbs Fire burn scar

Live updates on the Kincade Fire

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The Kincade fire is now 68% contained after burning 77,758 acres and destroying 350 homes and other structures. The Getty fire is 52% contained and the Hillside fire which broke out early yesterday in San Bernardino is 50% contained. The Easy fire, which broke ourt October 30 near the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, has burned more than 1,700 acres. A new wildfire, the Maria fire, started last night south of Santa Paula and has already burned 9,000 acres. The area has a lot of avocado farms and citrus orchards. Moderate winds are pushing flames westward.

Maria fire burns more than 9,000 acres; focus turns to Edison power line

The Maria fire broke out atop South Mountain, just south of Santa Paula, about 6:14 p.m. Thursday and quickly burned toward the small agricultural towns of Somis and Saticoy.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

Smoked avocado toast will be all the rage.

 

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Firefighters were starting to get some control over this blaze and then came strong overnight winds. Containment is now zero and thousands of homes in Somis and Santa Paula are threatened. "Maria. I've just met a fire named Maria......."

Evacuations Lifted, Containment Increases Around Maria Fire in Ventura County

 

[Madison]

I truly hope people do not lose their homes. It takes a lot to invest in a place to live and no one deserves to lose it

 

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Many multi-million-dollar homes are located in the Hollywood Hills south of Burbank. Among the celebrities who live there are Keanu Reeves, Zac Efron, Calvin Klein, Chef Bobby Flay and Leonardo DiCaprio. Universal Studios and the Hollywood Bowl are nearby. This fire started near Barham Boulevard. It has burned 34 acres and is 15% contained.

Barham Fire Breaks Out Above Warner Bros. Studio Lot

A brush fire covering 34 acres broke out Saturday afternoon above the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank.

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This latest California wildfire has burned nearly 3,200 acres (five square miles) in only seven hours and has prompted mandatory evacuations. Yeah, happy Thanksgiving.

Cave fire burns more than 4,300 acres; firefighters hope rain will help save homes

Firefighters struggle with a brush fire that has forced thousands in Santa Barbara County to evacuate. They hope a coming bout of rain turns the tide.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

One more reason not to deep fry turkeys.

 

[JHDK]

Seeing a koala on fire makes me cry.