California Blaze

Source: cms.firehouse.com --- 41 days ago
The firefighters were taken to a local hospital. ...

Source: www.rgj.com --- 27 days ago
HAPPY CAMP, Calif. (AP) � A 77-year-old contract firefighter has died from injuries he suffered while battling a Blaze in a Northern California forest last month. ...

Source: www.usatoday.com --- 95 days ago
Scorching heat and whipping winds kept stoking wildfires across California on Wednesday, forcing thousands of people to flee ... ...

Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com --- 7 days ago
Of eight people killed last year by the Harris fire in San Diego County, seven were illegal immigrants. Other migrants trapped in the wind-swept flames were burned and treated at a regional burn center, reports Marjorie Miller."Moises Ramirez crossed into California the morning of Oct. 21, 2007, with a plan. He would get a restaurant job and, with the money he earned, build a house on land his father had given him in El Grullo, Jalisco. A year or two of hard work and he could go home to Mexico and the woman he loved. "On his way up Tecate Peak with six other migrants, Ramirez had stopped to pray at a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe. But soon after they climbed over the border fence that Sunday, a Santa Ana blew in from the east, and they saw an orange glow rise up from the horizon. Flames raced toward them on 80-mph winds and the `coyote' they'd hired to guide them into the United States took off, leaving them to face a Blaze that was chewing up chaparral like a wild beast. "Ramirez knew he couldn't outrun his fate, and his cries to the virgencita were failing to keep the wind-whipped Harris Ranch fire at bay. As he huddled behind a boulder with the others, flames as tall as trees engulfed them. The ground crackled around them, and then they were beating out fire on each other's backs with their bare hands. 'I'm burning, put me out,' one after another screamed. 'I'm going to die,' the 34-year-old Ramirez thought. 'There's no sa ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 13 days ago
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. — A wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest has nearly doubled in size and prompted the evacuation of a few homes in the remote region. The U.S. Forest Service says more than 830 firefighters are battling the Blaze that broke out Saturday night in Monterey County, along the California coast about 150 miles south of San Francisco. ...

Source: www.starpulse.com --- 6 days ago
Hollywood star Nick Nolte is suffering from smoke inhalation and abrasions after battling to put out a Blaze at his California home. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was called out to Nolte's Malibu home on Tuesday morning.[...] Read more! ...

Source: images.contactmusic.com --- 6 days ago
Hollywood star NICK NOLTE is suffering from smoke inhalation and abrasions after battling to put out a Blaze at his California home. The Los Angeles County Fire ... ...

Source: services.inquirer.net --- 96 days ago
LOS ANGELES -- Firefighters took advantage of cool weather and calm winds to tighten their grip on wildfires in California as the prospect of a forecast heatwave loomed over the region on Tuesday. ...

Source: www.sacbee.com --- 27 days ago
A 77-year-old contract firefighter has died from injuries he suffered while battling a Blaze in a Northern California forest last month. ...

Source: www.sacbee.com --- 30 days ago
From Niesha Lofing: Fire investigators say an early morning fire that destroyed a vacant state building was caused by arson. The single-alarm fire was reported at 2:30 a.m. at the California Youth Authority facility at 3001 Ramona Avenue, west of Power Inn Road and south of Folsom Boulevard. When firefighters arrived, they found the building engulfed in flames and had to cut through a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire to access the Blaze, said Sacramento Fire Department Capt. Jim Doucette. The building has been unoccupied for about five years, he said. University Enterprises Inc., which runs the nonprofit corporation of Sacramento State University and manages business for the school, now owns the building. "Apparently the place has been shut down, with no power to it - just a vacant warehouse," Doucette said. Firefighters extinguished the Blaze and remained on scene for several hours. Officials have not said the fire was intentionally set but called the Blaze "definitely suspicious," Doucette said. Anyone with information about who may have started the Blaze is asked to call the fire department's arson tip line at (916) 808-8732. ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com --- 93 days ago
Firefighting officials said Friday that one person died when a wildfire swept through a rural area of Northern California, a rare human casualty among the hundreds of blazes that have tormented the state for weeks. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 97 days ago
A new Blaze in northern California threatened 2,000 structures and may force 5,000 residents to evacuate, adding to a spate of wildfires in the state, a state spokeswoman said. Firefighters Evan Scott and Matt Luis monitor the Basin Complex Fire Monday ...

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk --- 4 days ago
Hollywood star Nick Nolte is reportedly contemplating legal action against the makers of his computer printer - because he's convinced the machine sparked the fire that caused $2 million in damages to his California home. The Cape Fear actor escaped with only minor injuries from the Blaze, which ripped through his Malibu home on Tuesday morning. Th... ...

Source: www.charlotteobserver.com --- 4 days ago
A brush-fueled wildfire burned more than 1,000 acres Wednesday on a Marine Corps range used to train service members in explosive ordnance disposal, officials said. Maj. Kristen Lasica said she did not know whether there was any unexploded material on the range at Camp Pendleton, between San Diego and Los Angeles. The fire began in the afternoon and burned uncontrolled, aided by winds as it moved toward the base's golf course, said Capt. Nick Schuler, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire. The fire was not threatening any buildings, but the golf course was evacuated as a precaution, said Marine Cpl. Priscilla Vitale, a base spokeswoman. It was not immediately known how the fire started or whether training was in progress when the fire started, Vitale said. "It's putting up quite a bit of smoke," Schuler said. Firefighters with the Marines and state forestry department battled the Blaze with the help of a helicopter from the San Diego Fire Department and two air tankers from San Diego County, Schuler said. ...

Source: www.gossiprocks.com --- 6 days ago
Nick Nolte's Malibu Home Faces $1.5 Million in Damage After Fire Tuesday October 7, 2008 Image: http://www.usmagazine.com/files/nick-nolte-b.jpg Nick Nolte arrives on the red carpet of the Los Angeles Premiere Of "Tropic Thunder" on August 11, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.comBuzz up! (http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/us_weekly995/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.usmagazine.com%252Fnews%252Ffire-causes-15-million-in-damage-to-nick-noltes-home) *Nick Nolte* suffered from "minor smoke inhalation," after attempting to fight a fire at his Malibu home Tuesday, an inspector at the L.A. County Fire Department confirms to *Usmagazine.com*. The actor, 67, took action after an electrical malfunction started the Blaze in his bedroom, Inspector Ron Haralson said. The fire department responded at 11:34 a.m., as TMZ.com (http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/07/noltes-house-burns/) first reported. "He's fine," Haralson told *Us*. "He's been evaluated at the scene, and not been transported [to a hospital]." Haralson says Nolte's home suffered about $1.5 million in structural damage, and $1.5 million of his personal possessions were destroyed. Inspectors did not know if any of his family were on the scene. "Mr. Nolte is grateful to the Malibu Fire Department, and Sheriff's Department, for their quick response and assistance," a rep for the actor told *Us* in a statement. Usmagazine.com | News - UPDATE: Nick Nolte's Malibu Home Faces $1.5 Million in D ...

Source: www.sanluisobispo.com --- 8 days ago
More than 1,300 firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire that has burned nearly 12,000 acres in the Los Padres National Forest along the California coast. Fire officials say rain Saturday slowed the 19-square-mile Blaze burning about 20 miles south of King City in Monterey County. The Blaze was 22 percent contained. Full containment is not expected until mid-October. The wildfire that started Sept. 27 continues to threaten 19 homes and 30 outbuildings. So far no structures have been damaged, but eleven firefighters have been injured. ...

Source: www.abc4.com --- 6 days ago
The actor is suffering from smoke inhalation and abrasions after battling to put out a Blaze at his California home. ...

Source: yubanet.com --- 31 days ago
An early morning fire destroyed a building in an old California Youth Authority facility on Ramona Avenue, near Highway 50 and Power Inn Road. Sacramento Fire Department Firefighters responded to the Blaze and found heavy fire coming from the one story building. They were able to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other nearby buildings. ...

Source: www.jamaicagleaner.com --- 41 days ago
ALBERT 'APPLE' Craig, a founding member of roots-reggae group Israel Vibration, is destitute. The News Blaze newspaper in Folsom, California, reported last week that the singer, who left the group in 1997, has been homeless for some time. ...