Wildfires

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in 90-degree heat Saturday afternoon in Riverside County.

A firefighter was hospitalized following an explosion Monday during a brush fire at a homeless encampment in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in the west San Fernando Valley.

Firefighters continue to battle the Post Fire in the Gorman area that is affecting Los Angeles and Ventura counties. 

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Southern Californians in fire-prone areas are being warned to prepare for peak wildfire season as temperatures grow warmer during the summer.

Fires this spring have been much larger in acreage, according to a new report by Cal Fire.

Several wildfires, including three estimated at more than 10,000 acres, are burning in California ahead of a hot and dry summer in the fire-prone state.

Firefighters increased containment lines around a 15,600-acre wildfire burning in two Southern California counties with improving weather conditions expected Tuesday.

The wildfire’s impacts were felt with layers of ash being carried by gusty Santa Ana winds. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024.

Ash and smoke from the Post Fire are reaching southern parts of Los Angeles County with potentially harmful effects for some people.

A power shutoff was being considered in Gorman where the Post Fire burned more than 15,000 acres amid a high wind warning and low humidity Monday.

Strong winds fanned several brush fires that started over the weekend in Southern California. See a map of where wildfires are burning.

An air quality alert is in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Monday due to smoke from a wildfire that grew to more than 14,000 acres over the weekend.