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Ventura County wildfire is 56% contained
Thanks to improved weather conditions, the 28,000-acre wildfire in Ventura County is 56% contained and all mandatory evacuations have been lifted, officials said. Some municipal fire engines are also being released, officials said. More than 1,800...Tags: Fires, Pacific Ocean, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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California wildfires: Blaze south of Banning grows to 650 acres
A wildfire in steep forestland in the San Jacinto Mountains has quickly doubled in size to 650 acres. The blaze, named the Gorgonio fire, is in Riverside County south of Banning, a town of 30,000 in the mountain pass between Riverside and Palm Springs....Tags: Fires, Mountains, Landforms
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California wildfires: Firefighters came from as far as Idaho
After more than two days of combating a massive wildfire in Ventura County, hundreds of exhausted firefighters from around California and neighboring states were trying to steal a few minutes' sleep Saturday morning in a makeshift city that sprouted along...Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009)
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California wildfires: Weather remains big factor, officials say
Ventura County fire officials said Saturday morning that they were encouraged by cooler temperatures and rising humidity as they began to get a handle on a massive wildfire but cautioned that the weather “can change on a dime here in Southern...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009), National Weather Service
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California wildfires: Homes still threatened but none destroyed
Although a 30,000-acre wildfire in Ventura County continues to threaten thousands of homes, only 15 residences have been damaged and none have been destroyed, officials said Saturday. Evacuations remain in effect for several areas in Sycamore and La...Tags: Fires, Guiberson Fire (2009), National Weather Service
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California wildfires: Cooler weather, rain help firefighters
Assisted by cooler temperatures, firefighters made significant progress overnight against the massive wildfire in Ventura County, which is now 30% contained, officials said early Saturday. The National Weather Service lifted its red-flag warnings Friday...
Tags: Fires, Guiberson Fire (2009), National Weather Service
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California wildfires: Better weather gives firefighters a chance
As night fell, improving weather in Southern California was giving firefighters a chance to keep wildfires away from homes. By late Friday, firefighters had beaten back flames from an exclusive community of multimillion-dollar ranch homes in Ventura...Tags: Walnuts, Fires, Car Safety Tips and Advice, National Weather Service, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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California wildfires: 28,000 acres burned in Ventura County
The wildfire burning through Ventura County has scorched 28,000 acres, and firefighters have only 20% of the blaze surrounded, officials said. The Ventura County Fire Department said the air attack would end at sunset and the Springs fire would be...
Tags: Walnuts, Fires, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Wildfires slow commutes in north Los Angeles County
The wildfires raging along the Ventura County line added to Friday commuting headaches for many Los Angeles County residents, according to traffic data. The Springs fire, which started Thursday around 6:30 a.m., has scorched more than 18,000 acres...Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009)
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California wildfire: Malibu resident refuses to evacuate
Shari Bernath knows a thing or two about fires. Living on a self-described ranch -- her property contains a lime green house, a trailer and a barn -- that sits off several windy dirt roads in Malibu’s northwestern hills, Bernath watched her home...
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California wildfire grows to 18,000 acres; 20% contained
The Springs fire has scorched at least 18,000 acres between Pacific Coast Highway and the 101 Freeway, damage worsened by a harrowing about-face shift in winds that sent the fire roaring back to the north. The latest estimate from the Ventura County...
Tags: Fires, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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California wildfire: Fire roars toward luxury homes in Hidden Valley
The Springs fire made a harrowing about-face Friday afternoon after a shift in winds sent the blaze roaring inland, placing some homes that had escaped the first wave of flames again in the fire's path. Officials said flames crept within 100 feet of...
Tags: Fires, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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