Photo Courtesy of Tyler Umans Earlier today, two fires started in Ventura County and are spreading southwest towards Calabasas. Residential areas, communities and college campuses began to evacuate in response to the fires. The Santa Rosa Hills Fire ignited around 2 p.m. and burned through 10,000 acres in less than two hours, according to an article by the Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Ventura County Wildfires Spreads Southwest
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CA Wildlife Center Helps Thomas Fire Rabbit
A heartwarming video as wildfires ravish across Southern California last December. The video showed a young man rescuing a wild rabbit from the Thomas flames. The man transported the rabbit to the California Wildlife Center, a nonprofit medical care and animal rehabilitation facility in Malibu. “The mission of the wildlife center is to care for sick, injured, and orphaned … [Read more...] about CA Wildlife Center Helps Thomas Fire Rabbit
Homeless Encampment Starts Malibu Fire
It was what everyone feared when a fire erupted this week amid red flag conditions. Firefighters were called at 3:15 on Monday morning to deal with an initially reported 6-acre fire near the Malibu Knolls neighborhood in the Malibu Civic Center area. Mayor Skylar Peak said the fire was started by a homeless encampment. He said that this is not the first Malibu fire to … [Read more...] about Homeless Encampment Starts Malibu Fire
Malibu Fire Department Contains Brush Fire
Photos courtesy of Julie Ellerton A brush fire broke out near Civic Center Way in Malibu around 3 a.m. on Monday, according to Fire Station 88 Engineer Matt Rickard. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. While the blaze was estimated to be 6 acres, firefighters later changed the figure to approximately 2.6 acres. The fire was 95 percent contained and air … [Read more...] about Malibu Fire Department Contains Brush Fire
Malibu Fire Caused By Downed Power Line
Photos by Kelly Rodriguez As multiple wildfires burn across Southern California, firefighters knocked out a blaze this morning in Malibu. A fire broke out at 5331 Horizon Drive between Kanan Dume Road and Trancas Canyon Road in northern Malibu this morning around 8 a.m. The fire was caused by a downed power line that sparked a nearby tree and quickly spread due to wind … [Read more...] about Malibu Fire Caused By Downed Power Line