News Stories

• Improving our firefighting abilities
• Wildfire Affected Californians Urged to Prepare for Winter Storms
• Nonprofit offering help for fire victims, seeks donations
• Malibu fire started near cave area
• What caused Malibu fire?
• Feinstein set to urge fire-safe building rules
• Solutions crucial to success of research
• Weather Helping Malibu Fire
• Fire destroys 49 homes in Malibu
• Wind-stoked wildfire strikes Malibu
• Firefighters spend holiday waiting in San Bernardino
• Wildfire destroys homes in ritzy Malibu
• Malibu in flames, 35 homes destroyed, 2,200 acres scorched
• Ag welcomes $13M in fire aid
• Weather Helping Malibu Fire
• Fire destroys 49 homes in Malibu
• Wind-stoked wildfire strikes Malibu
• State asks insurers to help cut fire risk
• Financial impact of Rice Canyon fire coming into focus
• Brownley denounces wildfire victims fraud
• Firefighters warn of continued wildfire threat in California
• Firefighters fear threat of blazes will continue
• State's budget for fires swells
• Smoke clears: Malibu fire victims face insurance, rebuilding process
• Inquiry finds FEMA conference fake
• County begins free cleanup campaign
• Fires cost growers $42 million, Avocado farmers hit hardest in county
• OC wildfire contained after 2 1/2 weeks
• Editorial: Ideas for fire-safe developments are no secret
• Less severe Santa Ana winds returning for weekend
  
• Santa Ana winds to return; region under fire weather watch
  
• State Parks Reopen Following Southern California Fires
• U.S. Fires Release Large Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
• Conservationist Calls on Congress to Fund Local Fire Protection Strategies Longer, warmer fire seasons mean community protection must be highest priority
• Complaints Surface of Overzealous Law Enforcement at Fire Evacuation Centers
  
• Less severe Santa Ana winds returning for weekend
  
• Santa Ana winds to return; region under fire weather watch
  
• State Parks Reopen Following Southern California Fires
• U.S. Fires Release Large Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
  
• Smoke gets in your skies, Local wildfires add to growing problem of global air pollution
  
• Lessons of 2003 helped, but changes needed, officials say
  
• Congress Commends SoCal Firefighters
• Wildfires ignite global concerns
• Wildfire run-off impacts Lake Tahoe clarity
• O.C. fire chief: 'We're still worried about the Silverado Canyon area'
• Wildfires spotlight insurance-coverage issues
• Fire Charges Considered Against Ca. Boy
• A prescription for fire prevention?
• '04 Calif. report urged better cooperation with military in fires
• Malibu Schools All Open; District Set for Major Summit Next Week
• Moisture aids California fire battles but Santa Anas may return
• All but one fire under investigation
• S.D. County growers begin to tally losses from wildfires, winds
• Sempra Energy fund to aid SDG&E customers
• SDG&E restores service to all but 4,500 homes
• Making a clean sweep, Crews that restore homes beef up staff to battle grime
• Cost of fire damage to crest $2 billion, institute estimates
• Fires' effect on ecology will endure
• Volunteers continue fire relief
• Town hall meeting aims to answer fire victims' insurance questions
• New era of wildfires requires new rules
• San Diego County Wildfires Affect Area Wineries
• LA County fires fully contained today
• Firefighters announce control of 4-month-old Zaca wildfire
• Spy planes, computers play key firefighting roles
• Progress made on two fires near Riverside County
• New developments mask wild land's deadly threat
• Weather is on firefighters' side -- for now
• IRS extends tax filing for fire victims
• Getting started on a road to recovery
• Rethinking Fire Policy in the Tinderbox Zone
• Soothing fire victims' pain isn't political
• Tahoe OKs annual tax to increase fire safety
• 2 blazes contained - work goes on on 7 more
• Why FEMA Fakes it With the Press
• 3,400 fire evacuees allowed to return to homes
• Seven Wildfires Remain Burning in SoCal Region
• When a foreclosed house burns, what next?
• Disaster document to include exit plans
• After fiery week, return to normal won't be easy
• Onshore air flow helps county breathe easier
• Buckweed firefighting effort praised, criticized
• Donation of more than 1,500 pajamas and books arranged for families staying at National Orange Show evacuation center
• Speaker Núñez Joins President Bush and Governor Schwarzenegger to Provide Update on Southern California Wildfires
• Air quality remains poor
• Orange County public schools cancel and postpone games
• L.A. County offers tax relief to property owners
• M&R: Southern California blazes add to global warming
• Forest Service Closes National Park After Fire
• Fires strain state resources
• Feinstein Updates Senate on California Wildfires
• Feinstein: California Communities Should Stop Building In Fire Areas
• Governor announced local assistance centers opening
• Bush Declares Fire Emergency
• Federal Aid Programs for California Disaster Recovery
• Speaker Núñez’s Statement on the Southern California Wildfires
• Governor announced local assistance centers opening
• Bush Declares Fire Emergency
• Half a million flee Southern California fires, 1,300 homes burn
• 1,155 homes -- and counting
• Bay Area families open their homes to fire evacuees
• Conditions called worse than in 2003
• Los Angeles Road Closures and Evacuations
• San Diego Closures: School, Park, Bus Routes
• 315,000 Flee Firestorm From Mountains to Sea

• Interactive Map for Wildfires Burning in Southland:
• List of Evacuations, Closures Due to Southland Wildfires
• List of Southland Schools Closed Due to Wildfires

Contained wildfires:

• Aguanga
• Ontario (Walker, Kellogg)