Orange County, Airport Fire
Update: Airport Fire remains 81% contained, 23,519 acres destroyed in Orange, Riverside County
Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County. After being active for two weeks, it has burned 23,519 acres. A crew of 1,118 firefighters has been working on site and, by Monday morning, they managed to contain 81% of the fire. The wildfire originated from equipment usage.
Airport Fire in Orange, Riverside counties: Containment increases in Southern California wildfire
The Orange County Fire Authority said a cold front is expected to bring light showers and cooler temperatures.
4 Orange County firefighters remain hospitalized after crash while returning from Airport Fire
The firefighters had just wrapped up a 12-hour shift fighting the Airport Fire. IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Four Orange County firefighters remain hospitalized Friday after a rollover crash on a freeway in Irvine.
Update: 23,526 acres destroyed in Orange, Riverside County by Airport Fire, still 89% contained
Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County.
After O.C. firefighters injured in crash, other Southern California counties send crews to help out
In Southern California, two counties are sending crews to Orange County after eight firefighters there were injured in a crash. They will help in the battle against the devastating Airport Fire, which is now more than 50% contained after days of progress.
Airport Fire's growth stopped as containment rises, over 100 Southern California homes lost
The Airport Fire, which destroyed more than 110 homes in Orange and Riverside counties, stopped spreading this week as ...
8 California firefighters injured in freeway rollover after battling Airport Fire
The crash occurred when an Orange County Fire Authority truck swerved to miss a ladder in the road, causing it to flip, ...
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Small communities continue to struggle in the wake of the Airport Fire
Monday marks two weeks since the Airport Fire began to ravage the Santa Ana Mountains alongside many small communities on the Ortega Highway. Among them is the small town of El Cariso Village.
More than 80 homes lost in Southern California's massive Airport Fire: "I don't have nowhere to go"
More than 80 homes were destroyed in the massive Airport Fire that scorched through tens of thousands of acres in Orange and ...
8 firefighters hurt, 2 critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire
Eight firefighters were injured when the fire truck they were driving in rolled over as it returned from battling the Airport ...
Video Shows 'Heroic Rescue' of Man and His Dog from California Airport Fire
The Airport Fire ignited in Orange County on Monday and has since grown to more than 23,000 acres as firefighters fight the ...
Airport Fire victims speak out after losing Southern California home
The Airport Fire has now destroyed over 150 structures in Riverside and Orange counties, and is only 19% contained. Two ...
Insurance cancellations banned for Southern California wildfires
The one-year moratorium protects policy holders in ZIP codes in and near areas subject to a state emergency declaration.
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The Airport fire destroyed his home. Did help arrive on time?
Garrett Keene watched as the Airport fire grew closer to his neighborhood above Lake Elsinore this week until the afternoon he was suddenly warned to flee. As ash rained down, Keene and his wife ...
Nearly all evacuations lifted in Bridge Fire after it became California's largest active wildfire
Nearly all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted for communities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties ...