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Containment Grows on California Wildfire That Forced Thousands to Evacuate
May 21 2026 // Containment has continued to increase on the Sandy fire in Simi Valley, which prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people in Ventura County earlier this week. Though fire activity has slowed, the blaze still...
California Fire Spread Slows But Dangerous Conditions Linger
May 19 2026 // Winds that drove a fast-moving brush fire across Southern California’s Simi Valley eased overnight, slowing the blaze’s spread, but dangerous conditions persist as hundreds of firefighters tackle the...
34,000 PG&E Customers Without Power on California Fire Risk
May 18 2026 // More than 34,000 homes and businesses remain without power across PG&E Corp.’s service area after a weekend outage due in part to dry and windy conditions that raised the risk of wild fires. There were 659...
South Florida Wildfires Have Burned Thousands of Acres
May 14 2026 // A pair of South Florida wildfires that torched thousands of acres in the Everglades over the weekend spread Monday as fire crews worked to contain them. The Florida Forest Service posted on Facebook that the growing fires...
Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens
May 12 2026 // Record-breaking heat and drought have fueled the world’s worst ever start to a wildfire year, as climate change and a developing El Niño threaten to push extreme weather to new heights. Over the first four months of...
California Governor Seeks Extension of FEMA Funding for LA Wildfire Victims
May 11 2026 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking the federal government extend disaster assistance programs for thousands of victims of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires who are still working to rebuild. Newsom is requesting a...
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