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Lightning storms passing through Southern California mountains have started small lightning related fires in the San Bernardino National Forest. Firefighters will be working to suppress all of these fires.Below we have listed each fire by the name given to the fire the time the fire was reported the approximate location …

At least 70 fires have been identified, and 52 of those are currently contained. Fires are burning in steep, difficult to access terrain. Fuel consists of dense timber, brush, and grass.

Numerous lightning strikes ignited seven wildland fires in the Western Divide Ranger District, Giant Sequoia National Monument in the past 24 hours. The following fires were discovered and are in different stages of being suppressed.Jordan Fire (1/10 acre) and the Lookout Fire (10X15 feet) are both burning near Jordan Peak …

Lightning storms passing through Southern California mountains have started small lightning related fires in the San Bernardino National Forest. Firefighters will be working to suppress all of these fires.Below we have listed each fire by the name given to the fire the time the fire was reported the approximate location …

For the first time in several years no injuries related to firework use were reported over the weekend and more than a dozen pounds of illegal fireworks were confiscated but people will begin getting fines this week. The Clovis and Fresno Fire Departments along with Fresno County Cal Fire held …

The Fourth of July may be over, but the work continues for the Clovis and Fresno Fire Departments as they compile all the firework-related fires and crimes committed during the holiday weekend.   Clovis Fire Chief Micheal Despain said he expected Sunday night to be just as busy because people …

Lightning strikes ignited a dozen new fires across the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument over the past few days. As of 11:30 a.m. on Sunday July 5th, the following lightning caused fires have been discovered.Western Divide Ranger District – Grey, Angora, Shotgun and Trout 2 FiresHume Lake …

Lightning lit up the skies in the Central Valley on Wednesday night, in turn, leaving many people associated with weather and fire very busy. National Weather Service meteorologist David Spector, who works out of Hanford, said, "[There were] a lot of lightning, several hundred strikes were reported in the central and …

Merced Fire investigators are looking for suspects in a string of early morning arson fires, all happening less than a mile apart in Downtown Merced. Officials say a dozen people, are now homeless. The first fire started around 3:30, by a car in an alley. It then spread to the …

Fresno firefighters have been busy responding to a recent spike in fires at vacant homes. City leaders say these abandoned properties are often a magnet for squatters where fires can break out. Just last month, the Fresno City Council passed an anti-blight ordinance meant to help the situation. Tuesday around 5:30 a.m., …

The latest on several fires that popped up or continued to burn over the weekend.

Crews responded to two fires in Madera County Sunday afternoon, as thousands of firefighters continue to wrap up the Corrine and Sky Fire. One local church used the chaos as a time to help their community.