Santa Barbara County Fires (2008)

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Residents near a 100-acre fire burning along the 101 Freeway in Camarillo should prepare to leave their homes, an official said, but no evacuation orders had been issued as of Thursday morning. “What we’re telling residents is be prepared to...

Authorities have ordered evacuations for the Dos Vientos neighborhood of Newbury Park as a brush fire continues to grow along the 101 Freeway. The blaze, dubbed the Springs fire, has scorched 2,000 acres and is being fanned by a strong Santa Ana wind,...

Despite strong opposition from Gov. Jerry Brown, the UC regents on Tuesday gave the new chancellor of UC Berkeley a $50,000-–or 11.4%--pay raise over the current campus head and said the extra money would come from private donations, not state...

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When a team of academic researchers blended wildfire data with satellite images from the Great Basin, they confirmed what public land managers and ranchers have seen on the ground for years: cheatgrass, an invasive grass accidentally introduced by...

A Red flag fire warning has been issued for a large swath of Southern California due to the possibility of lightning and gusty winds in the wake of a heat wave that has dried vegetation, forecasters said Tuesday....

A red-flag fire warning is in effect, but Southern California temperatures are expected to cool, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the National Weather Service....

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A red flag warning, indicating high fire danger, has been lifted for the mountains and deserts of Los Angeles County. A low pressure system initially threatened much of Southern California with scattered thunderstorms, but it has...

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Above-normal temperatures across Southern California are expected to last into Friday as high pressure continues in the region, the National Weather Service said. Triple-digit temperatures were recorded Wednesday in some inland areas. In Los Angeles...