According to CalFire, the vegetation fire that started around 6 p.m. is just North of Indio, and is approximately 30-40 acres of burning palm trees.
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Fire engulfs palm trees and burns 20 acres in Thousand Palms.
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[bc_video video_id=”6063699883001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] It is arguably one of the most dangerous jobs in the Coachella Valley, Palm Tree Trimmers dangle up to 100 feet off the ground multiple times a day with only a rope to suspend them from a long way down. It seems there are […]
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[bc_video video_id=”5770760207001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”default”] Update 10:45 a.m. Fire holding at 15 acres and remains 10% contained. Update 8:10 a.m. Forward spread stopped. Fire is 10% contained. Resources will be committed throughout the day. No injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Update 7:40 a.m.: Copter cancelled. Motorists should obey road closures while […]
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Indio, CA A building owner in Indio is being told by the city to maintain and trim several Palm Trees she does not own. After hundreds of dollars in fines and close to a thousand dollars each time the trees must be trimmed, building owner Dale Furman is stuck between a tree and a hard place. "Here are the […]
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Palm Springs, CA A fire in Palm Springs has destroyed four to five palm trees and a car near E Sunny Dunes Road and Ave Evelita. The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Crews initiated a fire attack to protect a nearby structure, according to Palm Springs firefighters. Stay with KMIR News as we continue to update this […]
