California Fire

No End In Sight For SoCal Fire

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:00:06 GMT

An explosive wildfire has destroyed at least 100 homes, injured 13 people and forced thousands to flee in the southern California community of Montecito. A dormitory and several college campus ...

Strong Winds Hamper Calif. Fire Efforts

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:30:06 GMT

The ferocious Gap Fire is still raging uncontained in southern California's Los Padres National Forest, not far from hillside homes near Goleta, while in Malibu, a new fire broke out, stretching ...

Calif. Firefighters Battle Dozens Of ...

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:05 GMT

Thunderstorms in Northern California sparked as many as 75 new blazes Saturday as fire officials farther south got close to containing a wildfire there.

Building A Fire-Safe Neighborhood

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:00:03 GMT

As more buildings and subdivisions pop up in disaster-prone areas of California, Sandra Hughes takes a closer look at one planned community that withstood the worst flames - and what makes a ...

Officials: Arson Behind Santiago Fire

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:00:03 GMT

Federal agents and local authorities are investigating the possibility that some of the wildfires devastating Southern California may have been deliberately set. Meanwhile, easing winds gave ...

The Birth Of The Mega-Fire

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:30:02 GMT

With hundreds of thousands of acres burning in Southern California, these are fires on a scale once unknown. John Blackstone looks at the century of buildup that�s behind massive, deadly blazes ...

SoCal Fire Drives Victims Online

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:30:02 GMT

As wildfires tear through Southern California, residents are documenting the devastation online. Their accounts offer a personal touch that brings the tragedy to life through the computer screen.

Schwarzenegger: Don't Watch Spanish TV

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:30:12 GMT

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is under fire after telling a gathering of Hispanic journalists that immigrants should avoid Spanish-language media if they want to learn English quickly.

Wildfire Rages Near Famous Hollywood ...

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:02:49 GMT

Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that erupted in southern California, sending a column of smoke high in the sky behind the famous Hollywood sign.

California Wildfire Threatens Homes

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:30:05 GMT

Erratic winds are pushing a stubborn wildfire toward a rural community in the Los Padres National Forest in California. The fire is threatening about 170 people living in scattered ranch homes near...

California Fire Threatens Freeway

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:00:05 GMT

Rain is forecast for the Pacific Northwest, but authorities say it won't be enough to end the wildfire season in Washington and Oregon ... and it won't help firefighters in California at all.

Southwest Fire Danger Subsiding

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:30:05 GMT

Residents of a subdivision near Phoenix are returning home after a blaze burned about 46,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 250 homes. Meanwhile, the worst of the danger from California's first...

Crackdown On Web Site 'Hunters'

Wed, 04 May 2005 08:00:51 GMT

Wildlife regulators in California have taken a first step to bar hunters from using the Internet to shoot animals, acting in response to a Texas Web site that planned to let users fire at real game...

Mr. Universe Goes To Washington

Fri, 07 Nov 2003 06:47:54 GMT

In his first visit to Washington since his Oct. 7 election, California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger met with congressional leaders to plead for more money for his fire-ravaged state.

Some Rain Helps Fiery California

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:06:03 GMT

The rain is a help but it isn't enough to douse flames. With at least seven major fires raging, firefighters using techniques including fire retardant gel are working to save the towns of Big Bear ...

4 Days Of Agony On Calif. Cliff

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:00:59 GMT

Authorities say a California man who accidentally drove off a cliff, plunging 200 feet and out of sight, was rescued after four days of hanging on, when a fire he set caught the attention of ...

Domain Namer Under Fire

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:25:02 GMT

Congress is taking a look at the California company that administers Internet addresses after critics said it is too slow to address security holes and should be more closely regulated.

Hundred Homes Lost To Colorado Fire

Tue, 04 Jun 2002 15:44:12 GMT

Other wildfires are burning in New Mexico, Arizona, and California. It's believed the Iron Mountain Fire near Canon City, Colo., was started by an outdoor charcoal barbecue grill.

Gunfire At California School

Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:00:38 GMT

An 18-year-old student opened fire at his San Diego-area high school, wounding three classmates and two teachers before he was shot by a police officer. Read warning signs to look for.

Blazes Burn In Five Western States

Sat, 29 Jul 2000 22:57:25 GMT

Residents evacuated a California town that lay in the path of one of several wildifres burning in the Golden State, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, in America's worst fire season since 1996.

Fighting A Fire And The Odds

Mon, 13 Dec 1999 05:19:18 GMT

With wildfires raging across the West, CBS News Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports how California firefighters and one family fought together to save their home against all the odds.

California Wildfires Contained

Mon, 13 Dec 1999 05:18:45 GMT

More than 2,000 firefighters contained two deadly wildfires in southern California Wednesday. Both have been burning since the weekend. CBS Affiliate KFMB-TV has the story.

California Fields Ablaze

Mon, 13 Dec 1999 05:18:45 GMT

The brush-fire conditions that Californians worried about for months exploded Monday with deadly results. Correspondent Jonathan Elias of CBS Station KCBS-TV and CBS This Morning Meteorologist ...

California Dems Duke It Out

Mon, 13 Dec 1999 05:18:37 GMT

Two California Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls turned their fire Wednesday on the third Democrat in the race during a televised debate. Dan Lungren, the presumptive GOP nominee, also participated.