CalFire
Coverage of CalFire in the Nexus archive.
- Summit Fire triggers evacuations in Antelope Valley
The Summit Fire in Antelope Valley and Angeles National Forest has triggered evacuation orders, burning over 1,600 acres with no containment reported. L.A. County and Angeles National Forest fire crews are working to contain the blaze, which threatens structures but has not caused injuries or deaths.
- Inspiration Fire still burning near Cal State San Bernardino, cause revealed
The Inspiration Fire, a vegetation fire near California State University-San Bernardino, was still burning on Saturday. It was first reported at 6:33 p.m. Friday near Sycamore Canyon in San Bernardino and covered 24 acres as of Saturday morning, according to CalFire.
- Firefighters respond to wildfire burning in Napa County Monday morning
Firefighters in Napa County are responding to the Head Fire, a wildfire burning near Berryessa Knoxville Road that has consumed 30 acres. Additional resources, including engines, water tenders, and hand crews, have been requested to combat the blaze.
- Stroke survivor reunites with medical team that saved his life at Pomona hospital
Stroke survivor George Rojas, a retired CalFire firefighter, reunited with the medical team at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center that saved his life.
- Interactive 3D map shows Sandy Fire perimeter, evacuation zones
Firefighters are building containment lines around the 1,700-acre Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, with CalFire offering an interactive 3D map of the fire perimeter and evacuation zones. The map shows a burn scar, heat detection, and areas under mandatory evacuation orders. The fire is being fought with aerial firefighting resources.