Hot, Hard Days Ahead For Firefighters On California Blaze
Most of the roughly 20,000 evacuees forced out by a wildfire have been cleared to go home, but firefighters still had huge work ahead in taming a massive wildfire northwest of Los Angeles.
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Most of the roughly 20,000 evacuees forced out by a wildfire have been cleared to go home, but firefighters still had huge work ahead in taming a massive wildfire northwest of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department says about 10,000 homes have been evacuated as crews protect mountain and canyon communities from a ferocious wildfire that's destroyed 18 houses.
The federal government sued a homeowner for nearly $25 million on Thursday, contending his negligence sparked a 2013 fire in the mountains east of Los Angeles that forced 5,000 people from their homes.
Firefighters battled a relatively small vegetation fire in Sacramento County on Wednesday.
A pair of wildfires torch hundreds of acres of land on Tuesday afternoon. The Pacheco Fire sparked just South of Valley Springs and spread to 350 acres by 7 p.m. Another fire started shortly after near Copperopolis.
Crews are battling a quickly-growing wildfire in Calaveras County.
The fire has burned more than 5,000 acres and is 25 percent contained.
Calaveras Fire Unit determined the cause of the Appaloosa Fire, just south-west of Angels Camp, as an electrical fire.
A fire started around 12:50 p.m. in Calaveras County, has spread to 75 acres and is threatening structures and residential developments.
Forecasters say the threat of wildfires will remain high in Southern California and the Southwest this month because of persistent drought and because summer rains may not be as consistent as usual.
The Trailhead Fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties has grown overnight.
New mandatory evacuations were set in place overnight for people living in Placer and El Dorado Counties as the Trailhead Fire continues to burn.
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for parts of Placer and El Dorado Counties because of the Trailhead Fire.
The Trail Fire was at 300 acres as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The fire started at around 2 p.m. and was threatening 400 structures.
