Santa Fe firefighters talk working on Los Angeles fires
Among the thousands of personnel and hundreds of fire engines in Los Angeles right now are a few familiar faces from New Mexico.
Progress made on Los Angeles fires as evacuation orders lift
Evacuation orders have been lifted for thousands of Californians, while new blazes ignited in the city of San Diego and on the Mexico border and a red flag emergency warning for critical fire risk was extended.
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand.
Firefighters halt advance of latest Los Angeles wildfire
(Reuters) -Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles on Thursday after it spread rapidly, as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $2.5 billion relief package for the fire-devastated region.
Air attack used against new wildfire near Los Angeles
The Hughes Fire is forcing evacuations near Castaic, approximately 45 miles north of Los Angeles. As NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports, thousands of firefighters are on the ground battling the blaze while planes and helicopters attack from the skies.
Firefighters battle huge blaze near Los Angeles as winds pick up
Firefighters are battling a fast-moving blaze in southern California that has swelled over the past day, with authorities warning that Thursday is "the period of greatest concern". The Hughes fire, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Los Angeles,
New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
The Hughes fire about 50 miles north of Los Angeles further taxed firefighters in the region who have managed to bring two major fires in the metropolitan area largely under control.
Los Angeles firefighters battle new Hughes blaze
The Hughes fire broke out in the morning in parkland just north of the city of Santa Clarita. By 10pm, it had scorched more than 10,000 acres of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. More than 4,000 firefighters are battling the blaze,
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Aircraft from New Mexico helping fight wildfires in Los Angeles
They return to an air tanker base east of Los Angeles, in San Bernardino, to mix new retardant and pump it on the ...
I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...
New Mexico woman's childhood home burns down in Hobbs
Woman helps with California wildfire, blindsided when childhood home burns down miles away ...
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Los Angeles is under another rare warning as wind gusts pick up
A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 35 mph (56 kph) on the ...
No, Los Angeles mayor didn’t decline New York City’s offer to help fight wildfires
New York City lacks forest fire-certified personnel, but offered other aid to California, according to New York City Mayor ...
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Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards
Fire crews overnight contributed largely to the new containment lines, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department ... near the US-Mexico border, at a “moderate rate,” according to Cal ...
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Los Angeles wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds
With people still missing, the toll could rise still more as cadaver dogs conducted systematic searches in leveled ...
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San Diego blazes erupt; progress made on raging Hughes Fire: Wildfire updates
SAN DIEGO − Firefighters on Thursday battled a fast-moving blaze in northern Los Angeles County that closed schools and forced thousands to flee their homes and two new fires near San Diego ...
New Mexico's senators weigh-in on Trump's Energy, Transportation picks
The Los Angeles fires loomed over the nomination hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of ...
NM 'strike team' returns from fighting California fires
Dozens of New Mexico firefighters returned home this week after helping with the massive efforts to contain the wildfires in ...