Red Cross opens shelter for Santa Barbara fire evacuees

August 8 A Red Cross emergency shelter with medical...

Zaca Fire: Moving east

 Updated 08/20/07 8:00 p.m.source | Santa Barbara County Fire  PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION ISSUED The Zaca Fire has moved east towards Highway 33 and has become established in the Dick Smith Wilderness....

Three Wildfires Scorch Southern California

"OJAI – A two-week-old wildfire has chewed through more than 90 square miles along the Los Angeles-Ventura county border, nearly doubling in size due to gusty Santa Ana winds."

Authorities Close Part of I-5 in Castaic in Bid to Contain Blaze

"Two lanes of Interstate 5 remained closed today in Castaic as firefighters continued to battle a stubborn brush fire that has burned more than 16,000 acres since Labor Day, officials said. Officials had closed...

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