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Cal Fire warns of fake social media accounts requesting donations
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shared a warning with the public after fake social media accounts mimicking the agency began soliciting donations.Cal Fire said it does ...
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Fake Cal Fire social media accounts are asking for donations
Unfortunately, the scammers are now impersonating government agencies. In a news release Thursday night, Cal Fire said that fake social media profiles impersonating the department have popped up ...
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‘Don’t count on’ rain, Cal Fire says as fight continues with Otay wilderness fire
At a briefing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, crews from Cal Fire said progress was being made in fighting the fire and they were hopeful incoming rains would help put out some flames and improve air ...
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Cal Fire helps residents prepare for the worst with a new program to retrofit homes
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After the Palisades Fire, many people were surprised to see areas where a single house was still standing after others around it had been reduced to ash. Cal Fire says ...
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Evacuation orders issued in area of Border 2 Fire
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire crews are battling a brush fire that erupted on Otay Mountain Thursday afternoon, with evacuation orders and warnings in place for surrounding areas.
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LA is on edge as new fires ignite — with one already rampaging across more than 10,300 acres
It was first reported at about 50 acres — but soon mushroomed to more than 10,000 acres by midnight, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
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California Wildfire Map Update as Laguna Fire Prompts Evacuations
The Laguna fire began on Thursday. The locations of several currently-burning fires in Southern California are pictured in this map image from Cal Fire. The locations of several currently-burning ...
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Bains introduces bill to staff Cal-Fire year-round
Facing what seems to be an ever-growing fire season, a new bill introduced by Assemblywoman Dr. Jasmeet Bains, D-Delano, would keep Cal-Fire fully staffed year-round rather than on a seasonal basis. " ...
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Border 2 Fire | Shift in weather, rain helping fight 6,600-acre fire as some evacuation warnings lifted
"Firefighters have made great progress slowing the spread of the fire," Cal Fire officials said in a statement Saturday afternoon. "Rain in the near forecast should mitigate fire activity ...
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Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...
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Southern California fire containment: Rain brings help to LA, Border 2 Fire continues
The Eaton, Palisades, Hughes, and Laguna fires all stand at over 85% containment as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. The Eaton and Palisades fires ignited nearly four weeks ago during a ...