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1,200 firefighters battle Sheep Fire

Oct. 5, 2009|Jason Kandel|0 comments

More than 1,200 firefighters are battling the Sheep Fire, which is burning east of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains. The fire has scorched 7,500 acres and is 20 percent contained.

Our full fire coverage.

Meeting on Sheep Fire held tonight for Wrightwood residents

Oct. 4, 2009|Jason Kandel|0 comments

The Sheep Fire will be the topic at a meeting tonight at 8 at the Lytle Creek Community Center. The address is 14082 Center Road, Lytle Creek.

You can keep up to date by checking back with us at scpr.org/fire.

You can also follow updates at inciweb.

DC-10 battles Ventura County fire

Sept. 22, 2009|Jason Kandel|1 comment

A DC-10 dropping fire retardant has joined in the battle against the latest fire in Ventura County, said said Bill Nash of the Ventura County Fire Department.

Evacuations have been ordered in the city of Moorpark for the Meridian Hills neighborhood off of Walnut Canyon Road, and in the unincorporated area of Moorpark, from Balcom Canyon to Happy Camp Road.

Evacuations were also ordered in unincorporated area of Fillmore, in the Bardsdale/Sespe area.

Large animals can be being evacuated to the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Small animals can be taken to Animal Regulation Headquarters at the Camarillo Airport.

The cause is not confirmed. Ventury County Fire is carrying out a very active investigation, and they are looking at a number of possible causes.

Southern California wildfire grows to 6,000 acres

Sept. 22, 2009|Mike Roe|0 comments

A wildfire burning near the Southern California city of Moorpark has grown to 6,000 acres as hot and dry Santa Ana winds sweep the region. Read more here, and keep up with the latest on our fire page.

Memorial service for fallen firefighters at Dodger Stadium

Sept. 11, 2009|Jason Georges|4 comments

There will be a Memorial Service for Los Angeles County Fire Department Firefighters, Fire Captain Tedmund “Ted” Hall and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, Saturday, September 12, 2009, 10:00 a.m., at Dodger Stadium.

Visit http://fire.lacounty.gov/ for complete information.

On Thursday, formations of various types of fire fighting aircraft could be seen flying over Downtown Los Angeles and Dodger Stadium in apparent preparation for Saturday's event.

KPCC will be covering the memorial with a reporter on site. KPCC.org will hopefully stream live video of the service. Be sure to check the website around 10:00am for the "HAPPENING NOW" link at the top of the homepage.