The intermittent showers sweeping across parts of Southern California on Sunday provided welcome relief for firefighters battling devastating wildfires but could bring an unwelcome side effect − mudslides. The forecast raises the concern of too much of a good thing. Some areas could get more than a half-inch of rain an hour later Sunday, the…
Police are asking for the public’s help to find two men they say stole firefighting equipment in Southern California as the region continues to grapple with intense winds and brutal wildfires. The thieves targeted a fire engine with the U.S. Forest Service around 3 a.m. Friday in Rancho Cucamonga, a San Bernardino County city about…
A wildfire near Marion, in McDowell County, an area hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene that downed trees and complicated firefighting operations, is now 100% contained as of Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire, which grew to 518 acres, mostly affected agency land in Pisgah National Forest. The fire started Dec….
Firefighters’ efforts to contain the Jennings Creek Wildfire continued on Thursday morning after nearly a week of burning. Here is the latest information on the ongoing fire. Check back throughout the day for updates. Jennings Creek Wildfire is 50% contained The Jennings Creek W76272954007ildfire has burned through 2,283 acres in New Jersey alone, reaching 50%…
POMPTON LAKES — No evacuation order has been given in the borough as a wildfire continues to burn in the Cannonball Road area. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service posted on X at about 7 a.m. on Saturday that “55 structures are threatened by the fire, however there are no evacuations…