Wildfires Map and Updates: Where Fires Are Burning in California

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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (April 18-
• Multiple fires erupt as heat wave descends on Southern California
• Map: Orange County Evacuations and Road Closures for Coastal Fire
• More from Los Angeles
• South Africa marks ‘Freedom Day,’ 30 years since apartheid ended, amid discontent with the ANC
• Columbia University Board of Trustees voices support for embattled president

While the map does not show evacuation routes, the foundation also maintains a spreadsheet with updated evacuation maps in areas that apply. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said police identified a vehicle that Azzarello may have used but were still working to locate it. Authorities spoke with his family, who said they didn’t know he was in New York. CNN showed video of flames engulfing the man’s body as bystanders ran from the rising dark smoke. “He lights himself on fire,” Maddrey said during a news conference Friday afternoon. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, a St. Augustine, Fla., resident who arrived in New York this week, was rushed to the burn unit at New York Presbyterian-Cornell Hospital after the shocking incident.

Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (April 18-

At one point, he said, officials feared the whole pier could be lost to fire, and he credited the large response from other agencies for helping save it. Most of the damage appears to be contained to the “hammerhead” shape at the end of the pier and stretching about 15 feet down the walkway toward the shore, the fire chief said. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested approximately 50 protestors at the University of Southern California after campus police gave a dispersal order to demonstrators, according to a CNN crew at the scene.

Multiple fires erupt as heat wave descends on Southern California

Selected Brunch Menu Items come with a choice of fresh fruit or country potatoes. LAFD officials tell TMZ the arson squad took on Cara's house fire investigation as standard procedure but couldn't pinpoint the exact origin and cause of the blaze due to the extensive damage. Area house fire last month has left the LAFD scratching their heads ... Despite their best efforts, they've officially ruled the cause undetermined. Until last summer, Mr. Azzarello seemed to have lived a relatively quiet life. After high school, where he was a member of a bowling team, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009, with degrees in anthropology and public policy.

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Map: Orange County Evacuations and Road Closures for Coastal Fire

"These temporary closures are necessary to ensure public and firefighter safety, as well as reduce the potential for new fire starts." The Caldor Fire, which sparked just one week ago, may be added to that list if it continues to rage out of control. Over the weekend, the fire forced thousands to evacuate and has already ripped through more than 106,000 acres. Opening statements will start Monday in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The incident occurred shortly after a full jury of 12 people and six alternates had been seated in Trump’s hush money case, the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

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The project is called Ka La‘i Ola, meaning “The Place of Peaceful Recovery.” A news release said it's the largest interim housing development announced for wildfire survivors to date. For 25 years, Ruby’s Diner sat at the end of the pier, but it was reduced to takeout only when the pandemic hit in March 2020. About eight years ago, fire destroyed a long vacant Ruby’s Diner at the end of the Seal Beach Pier in Orange County. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for help determining what started the fire.

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Other buildings on the campus in Arcata are at risk of being occupied, and protesters “have shown a willingness” to lock themselves in facilities and steal equipment, the officials said. The U.S. West is facing mega-drought that has left hillsides covered in dry brush that provides fuel for wildfires. California is coming off one of it driest winters on record, adding to concerns about how quickly brush fires can spread, especially in windy conditions.

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The fire started at the front of the porch, engulfed the nearby garage and quickly spread upstairs. Azzarrello worked as operations director for the congressional campaign of U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) for about four months in 2014, a representative for the congressman’s office confirmed to The Times. The man who set himself on fire Friday outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump is on trial died of his extensive injuries, authorities said. HomeAid Hawai‘i is also the state's developer for Green's pop-up villages of tiny homes for homeless people, dubbed the Kauhale Initiative. The governor's office said the state has been paying about $56 million each month to house people ineligible for federal aid in hotels and other temporary residences.

Campus police announced earlier that anyone who stayed in the area would be subject to criminal trespass laws. At one point during the demonstrations, tensions escalated as protesters refused to relocate and remove their tents and other prohibited items, a university official said. The Los Angeles Police Department said 93 people were arrested on suspicion of trespassing during Wednesday's demonstrations at the University of Southern California. Forecasters are anticipating a late start to California’s wildfire season, but they can’t yet say whether it will be severe.

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Her kids, ages 2 and 7, were transported to the hospital in critical condition when they were pulled from the burning house last week. The 7-year-old was on life support, an email sent by his school principal at Holmes Elementary said. In Southern California, the French Fire, burning northeast of Bakersfield in Kern County, also exploded over the weekend, charring more than acres. The fire spurred evacuation orders for the entire town of Wofford Heights Sunday night. The second-largest active blaze in the state, the Monument Fire, has burned 150,011 acres in the Trinity National Forest and was 20 percent contained Monday, Cal Fire reported.

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There is no containment, but wind speeds are expected to decrease Thursday after 20- to 30-mph gusts pushed flames into the hilltop neighborhood. Meanwhile, the French fire, in Kern County, and the Monument fire, in Trinity County, continued to challenge beleaguered fire crews, although firefighters were starting to gain some control. As of Monday morning, the French fire had grown to 25,264 acres and was 26% contained. The strong winds will also contribute to heavy smoke in some areas near the fire, including Susanville and Burney, officials said.

CT, 34 arrests have been made by law enforcement on the UT Austin campus, according to an X post from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The board said it is "urgently working" with Shafik to resolve the unrest on campus and "rebuild the bonds of our community." In an evening update, the Texas Department of Public Safety said that 34 arrests had been made by law enforcement on the campus as of 9 p.m.

Parsons said onshore winds pushed smoke from the end of the pier toward the shore. News briefing that although the fire was still burning, officials believe they have it under control. The size of the heat dome made it particularly troubling because it resulted in what the study authors called widespread synchronous burning, with many disparate areas igniting at the same time. That posed a challenge to fire agencies because they tend to ask for help from other places when they don’t have enough resources locally. Over a five-day period in June, locations in seven U.S. states, including California, surpassed all-time maximum temperature records, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

An interactive map created and updated by the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation shows where all active fires are burning. The map shows recently contained fires and regions that have a red flag warning in place. The California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt campus will remain closed through the weekend as protesters, including "unidentified non-students," continue to occupy two buildings, school officials said in an update. Since the study was written, Canada’s 2021 wildfire season was dwarfed by that of 2023, which saw more than 45 million acres burn.

Significant State investments are powering wildfire resilience and forest health. Our grants provide training to rural fire departments, bolster the forest sector workforce, and support prevention and preparation in fire-threatened communities. Electrical equipment has been linked before to the ignition of destructive California wildfires, which spread quickly in strong winds. "Our top priority is the safety of customers, employees and communities, which is why we continue to enhance our wildfire mitigation efforts through grid hardening, situational awareness and enhanced operational practices." Residents remained under evacuation orders early Thursday after a brush fire fanned by ocean winds charged up a hillside and quickly burned at least 20 homes in a Laguna Niguel neighborhood. As of Monday morning, the 164,746-acre Monument fire, which has been burning for 31 days, was 29% contained.

Although there was no single event as extreme as 2021’s heat dome, some regions of Canada saw many more heat events than on average, he said. The findings add to the understanding of how climate change can affect extreme weather events — and the potential role these events can play in fire activity. In general, it’s difficult to completely attribute a fire to any individual factor, because flames are often fueled by a complex interplay of conditions — anything from overstocked forests to wind, Abatzoglou said. Still, in 2021, California had its hottest June to July in the observational period, and researchers have established a strong relationship between warm, dry summers and area burned in the state’s forests, he said.