The Sand Fire Continues to Blaze

He was visiting a friend in Santa Clarita, where a wildfire has burned 18 homes.

Protecting those homes from flames is expensive and drains resources that might otherwise protect forests, rangelands and critical habitat for wildlife. “There’s small isolated pockets of fire and fuel within the burn area that… will burn off”. “We should be holding these people accountable, and we’re not”. Twenty homes have been destroyed and more than 1,600 are threatened.

According to the United States Forest Service, more than 3,000 firefighters from different departments are battling the fire, which has affected the Santa Clarita Valley Mountains in the northwest region of the Angeles National Forest.

Most residents previously evacuated have been allowed to return.

Residents said his girlfriend fled with her pet before the flames ran through the home.

He returned Monday to find the house and everything around it had been saved. “Even all of the trees are there”.

Most of the 3000 people evacuated by the fire have been allowed to return. Besides the financial burden, there’s also the human cost.

Illegal drone intrusions during wildfires such as the current Sand Fire in Los Angeles County are creating hazards for firefighting aircraft, but a new technology could literally ground the unmanned flying machines and make the skies safer again. “To me, the best tribute to firefighters is a fire-adapted community”.

“We wanted to see more of the ocean”, Newby said. I think the last time I looked it was about 100 yards from us.

But with so much effort going into protecting homes, there’s increasing concern that other areas might get neglected. Authorities initially said the men had been hiking in the area.

He lived on the property with a woman, who was too distraught to speak. “It was an intense night, a long night, but here we are and the house is intact”.

Authorities say a wildfire outside the scenic Big Sur region on California’s Central Coast has destroyed 20 homes, up from six.

Fire officials advised residents of nearby communities to be prepared to leave immediately if a voluntary or mandatory evacuation order is issued.

The blaze that has destroyed 20 homes and charred 36 square miles of brush was only 10 percent contained late Tuesday.

However, firefighters made gains on Monday and had it 10% contained.

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – A wildfire was fouling the summer season on a beloved and scenic stretch of the California coast, where smoke and the threat of flames forced the closure of state parks near Big Sur.

The U.S. Forest Service said the fire remains at 25 percent containment as of Tuesday morning, and the cause of the inferno remains under investigation.

Fire officials emphasize the need for homeowners to put so-called defensible space between their homes and vegetation to protect against wildfires. We should be good, if the winds don’t pick up. The body of Bresnick, 67, was found about 20 minutes later Saturday in the auto after flames tore through the neighbourhood, said Los Angeles County Coroner’s Assistant Ed Winter.

“An autopsy was pending to determine the cause of the man’s death, which was being classified as an accident”.

Spokesman Dennis Weber says facilities aren’t endangered but officials made a decision to get the public out of the areas for safety and to keep roads clear and avoid exposure to bad air quality.