Homeowners And Crews Try To Get Ahead Of Thomas Fire In Santa Barbara
Jim Welsh did last minute work on his home in Santa Barbara where a red flag warning will be in effect into Sunday.
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Jim Welsh did last minute work on his home in Santa Barbara where a red flag warning will be in effect into Sunday.
Ten days after it flared up near the Sepulveda Pass, the Skirball Fire was 100 percent contained Thursday evening.
The blaze is also still encroaching on several seaside communities in Santa Barbara. 18,000 homes remain threatened.
CBSLA teamed up with the American Red Cross to raise money for victims of the Southern California firestorms.
A Cal Fire engineer with a pregnant wife died on the front lines of the Thomas Fire Thursday, authorities have confirmed.
The 242,500-acre blaze has destroyed 972 buildings and damaged 221 more.
The Thomas Fire has burned more than 259,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and destroyed more than 1,009 structures.
Horses, cats, dogs and livestock have their own dramatic stories of survival as the devastating Thomas Fire tears through city after city.
As KCAL9/CBS2's Dave Lopez reports, a one-stop center for fire victims has opened in Ventura.
At least 921 structures have been destroyed. Just under 100,000 people remain evacuated.
City Councilman Paul Koretz says officials did not know about a homeless encampment in the area where the Skirball Fire started last week.
Investigators are looking in to whether the utility company had something to do with one or more of last week's fires.
Last week when fires hit Sylmar, fast ball winds nailed the Sylmar Independent Baseball League's fields, toppling several trees.
The fifth largest fire in California history has destroyed nearly 800 structures and still threatens 18,000 homes.
Wildfires are still raging across Southern California, although crews are making progress.
The Skirball Fire was caused by a cooking fire at an encampment near the Sepulveda Pass and the 405 Freeway.
The center will offer assistance to those impacted by the Creek, Rye and Skirball fires.
Schools will be open again on Wednesday, Dec. 13, though all Ventura Unified employees will be working Tuesday.
After learning some of his colleagues lost their homes in the Thomas Fire, Dr. Tipu Khan decided to lend a helping hand.
Insurance experts will be available Tuesday at Ventura Community College to assist people with claims.
The Thomas Fire had destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged hundreds more, and forced the evacuations of celebrities like Robe Lowe and Ellen Degeneres.
Some homes were left standing amid the ash and rubble in the Sylmar neighborhood of Santiago Estates. "My family's OK. If it's gonna burn, it's gonna burn," said one man whose house didn't make it.
The Skirball fire in Bel Air is now 85 percent contained, authorities said Sunday.
Ellen DeGeneres, who has a home in Santa Barbara, says its under a threat of being burned as a result of the Thomas fire.
The wildfire that broke out near Murrieta was 100 percent contained as of Saturday evening, according to the Murrieta Fire Department.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department said the victim was in an unknown condition.
Murrieta police arrested a Riverside County couple for a fire that killed two of their daughters last December.
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The 5 Freeway near East LA was closed after a pursuit suspect stopped in the middle lanes.
Two LAPD officers assigned to the agency's Newton Division were charged with unemployment insurance fraud
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The Los Angeles Fire Department said the victim was in an unknown condition.
Murrieta police arrested a Riverside County couple for a fire that killed two of their daughters last December.
The 5 Freeway near East LA was closed after a pursuit suspect stopped in the middle lanes.
Two LAPD officers assigned to the agency's Newton Division were charged with unemployment insurance fraud
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the victim was in an unknown condition.
Attorney Ben Crump kicked off Friday's news conference, saying that he hopes those who lost their homes to the wildfire get fair compensation, according to what they are comfortable with.
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