CA fires

LAKEWOOD, CA — From the wildfire to emergencies and to the homeless crisis, the Los Angeles County Fire Department is busier than usual. As part of an ethnic media services fellowship, we suited up and got...

SONOMA, CA — The worst is finally over for the residents of Sonoma County, as the Kincade fire is nearing 90% containment. It took 2 weeks for 1,400 firefighters, with more than 60 fire trucks on...

CALIFORNIA — There have been nearly a dozen wildfires throughout the state — most of them fueled by the Santa Ana winds. The latest, the 8,000-acre Maria Fire in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles. The...

CALIFORNIA — 76,000 acres with only 60% containment as of last Thursday morning: that is how massive the Kincade Fire still is as it enters its 2nd week. It has threatened more than 90,000 structures and...

CALIFORNIA — Firefighters in northern California continue to battle the Kincade Fire, which has burned more than 76,000 acres in Sonoma County — and has remained at only 15% containment.  It has destroyed 189 structures, including...

PINOLE, CA — Pearl Parmelee Cabrera lives on a hilly area in Pinole, which is more at risk during California’s wildfire season. She has recently cleaned out her garden to trim out the flammable parts of...

“The fire turned out to be fueled by what we believed to be about 60 mile-per-hour winds plus or minus and the terrain up there in that area is very rugged. Throughout the night, the fire...

SANTA CLARITA, CA — Since Thursday, some 50,000 residents have been evacuated from the Santa Clarita area as the wind-driven Tick Fire close to many residential neighborhoods. The cause of the fire is still unknown, officials say....

Cell phone video taking during the late hours of Thursday, October 10th into the early hours of Friday, October 11th show what California officials are now calling the Saddleridge Fire. Those in the San Fernando Valley...

CALIFORNIA — Three massive fast-growing and Santa Ana wind-driven wildfires are sweeping across areas of Los Angeles, putting over 100,000 residents under mandatory evacuation, burning dozens of houses, and has already claimed a life. The biggest—the ...