Los Angeles County says US Forest Service should allow helicopter firefighting at night The U.S. Forest Service should allow helicopters to fight fires ...
Scientists: Global warming may hinder timber output in low-level Northwest forests A new study suggests warming temperatures predicted over the next century could ...
US Forest Service apologizes for linking tortillas, Spanish music to armed pot growers The U.S. Forest Service has apologized for suggesting that campers who eat tortillas, drink Tecate beer and play Spanish music may be armed marijuana growers, calling it "regrettable" and ...
Arson probe continues as crews try to hold eastern edge of Los Angeles wildfire With the massive wildfire burning north of Los Angeles more than half contained, hand crews were working Sunday to keep the fire's eastern flank from crossing a rural ...
Firefighters were gaining the upper hand against a deadly wildfire burning in Los Angeles on Friday as police began a homicide investigation after the blaze was ruled arson. Increased humidity and cooler temperatures allowed an army of fire crews to increase containment ...
Investigators launched a homicide investigation Thursday into the wildfire north of Los Angeles after determining that the gigantic blaze — which has killed two firefighters, scorched 226 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes — was set intentionally. "We believe that this ...
The investigation into a deadly Los Angeles wildfire has become a homicide probe as authorities revealed that the mammoth blaze burning near the city was caused by arson. As weary crews tightened their grip on the monster inferno, which has been blamed ...
Even in blackened landscape, investigators find clues to cause of huge Calif. wildfire A streak of soot on a rock. Singed bark on a tree. Charred plants and grasses. Even in a landscape blackened by wildfire, clues abound for investigators following the ...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured a fire-ravaged community Thursday where a wildfire left dozens of homes in ruins, encountering piles of twisted metal and rubble as firefighters began to bring the blaze under greater control. The blaze was 38 percent contained Thursday, up ...
Firefighters brought a sprawling wildfire near Los Angeles under greater control Thursday, despite a flare-up in a remote canyon that prompted about 25 nearby residents to be evacuated. The blaze was 38 percent contained Thursday morning, up from 28 percent the previous ...
Firefighters made steady progress against a deadly wildfire raging in Los Angeles but officials warned that the monster blaze could spiral out of control once more. The inferno, which officials have said is the largest in Los Angeles County's history, has left ...
Flames roared through southern California on Tuesday, trapping at least five people, as firefighters warned that the massive blaze was likely to rage out of control for another two weeks. "This is a very angry fire. Until we get a change in ...
