fire danger

September 08September 08
Eight National Forests closed due to high fire danger
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- News
The U.S. Forest Service announced Labor Day that eight national forests in California closed to the public starting at 5:00 PM Monday. In Southern California, the closures affect Los Padres National Forest, Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, and Cleveland National Forest. In Northern and Central California, Stanislaus National Forest, Sierra National Forest, Sequoia […]

DAN ADAMS
October 31October 31
California Wildfires: Homes Burn in San Bernardino and Strong Winds Threaten to Stoke Other Blazes
- Community
Firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire that raced into part of San Bernardino and engulfed a few homes overnight, and officials are urging more than 1,000 people to stay away while the battle goes on Thursday morning. The Hillside Fire — which started sometime after midnight in the hills above San Bernardino — quickly […]
August 08August 08
Fighting Extreme Fire Behavior
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Experts warn firefighters in California are facing fires that are more unpredictable and dangerous than ever. “These fires are getting to the point of where the behavior is so extreme there’s conditions and behavior, fire behavior that firefighters have never seen before and that’s a problem,” says Edward Smith, a forest ecologist with The Nature […]

Kitty Alvarado

Eight National Forests closed due to high fire danger