Crews tame 8-acre brush fire in Lake View Terrace

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• Brush fire burns 15 acres in Hansen Dam area A brush fire scorched about 15 acres in the Hansen Dam Recreation Area in Lake View Terrace on Monday, May 9, but no one was injured. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were called about 3:50 p.m. on reports of a fire burning in about 60 square feet of medium-to-heavy brush being fanned by 10-mile winds, according to the department’s Nicholas Prange. Aircraft and Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters were called to assist as the fire grew to three, then…
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• LA County honors Porto’s co-owner at 37th annual Women of the Year awards Beatriz Porto of Porto’s Bakery and Cafe speaks as Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger looks on during the Los Angeles County Commission for Women’s 37th annual Women of the Year awards and scholarship celebration, at the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles Monday, May 9, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, right, honored Beatriz Porto of Porto’s Bakery and Cafe during the Los Angeles County Commission for Women’s 37th annual Women of…
• Fireworks spark 2 fires near 118 Freeway in Granada Hills GRANADA HILLS — Firefighters were performing containment and overhaul Saturday for two fires that burned near the 118 Freeway — and authorities said the blazes were caused by fireworks. Witnesses told the California Highway Patrol that one or more persons were seen discharging fireworks from a black van, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Firefighters were called around 8:51 p.m. Friday to the 118 Freeway near Hayvenhurst Avenue in Granada Hills, where a brush fire burned for an…
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• ‘Unrelenting’ fire seasons putting new mental strain on crews that fight flames Firefighter Chuck Stark summed up life in the 2020s for crews at the Contra Costa Fire Protection District and throughout the state: “If I could describe it in one word: Unrelenting,” he said. “There used to be an ebb and a flow to this. Not anymore.” The 26 stations Stark, the assistant chief of operations, oversees took an annual average of 76,000 total calls ranging from vehicle accidents to fires to hazardous materials situations to EMS calls from 2017-2020. A…
• Photos: LA Giltinis defeated Austin Gilgronis 10-8 Major League Rugby LA Giltinis takes on Austin Gilgronis in the second half of a Major League Rugby match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) LA Giltinis takes on Austin Gilgronis in the first half of a Major League Rugby match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) LA Giltinis takes on Austin Gilgronis…
• Morgan Hill: Crews battle fire involving vehicles, structure MORGAN HILL – Crews on Friday night battled a vehicle and structure fire in Morgan Hill, authorities said. The fire was reported just before 7:30 p.m. near Garden Way and Wright Avenue, according to the California Department of Forestry Santa Clara Unit. In a social media post, Cal Fire said the fire involved multiple vehicles and extended to an apartment building. Crews ultimately contained the fire and saved the structure. “There is only minor fire and smoke damage to the…
• Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now Burning now for more than a month, the largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico on Wednesday, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to evacuate. “Day 36,” fire spokesman Bill Morse said at a briefing Wednesday night. “Ever since April 6, this fire has grown day by day by day.” Meanwhile, a wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in coastal Southern California raced through coastal bluffs of multimillion-dollar…
• New Mexico wildfire grows; California fire destroys mansions The largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in coastal Southern California raced through coastal bluffs of multimillion-dollar mansions, burning at least 20 homes, fire officials said. The flames were fanned by gusty ocean winds but they were dying down Wednesday night. No injuries were reported but several streets were ordered evacuated.…