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
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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
Fire Claims Building at Calamigos; Students Unharmed
Photo by Michaela Meyer Pepperdine students were evacuated from their Calamigos Ranch dorms early this morning as a fire destroyed one of the buildings on the property. The Gerson Club, a lounge area near the ranch’s upper pool, burned down completely. Students were evacuated at 4 a.m., on Monday and the fire was extinguished by the fire department by 5 a.m. No one was … [Read more...] about Fire Claims Building at Calamigos; Students Unharmed
