Articles Tagged With ‘Fire’




UPDATE: Crews battle Pozo Fire

7 a.m. – The Pozo Fire is 62 percent contained. Because of deer season, several campgrounds had to be evacuated including Queen Bee, Turkey Flat, Friis, Navajo, La Panza and Navajo Flat. Current road closures include Navajo Road at Turkey... (Continue reading)

Fires rip through Kern County

Two fast-moving wildfires in Kern County Tuesday destroyed more than 30 homes and threatened an additional 150 structures about ten miles southeast of Tehachapi. [Los Angeles Times] About 200 firefighters were called out Tuesday afternoon to battle the West fire... (Continue reading)

Cotton Fire burns 1,850 acres

Throughout Saturday night, crews battled a brush fire north of New Cuyama that has grown to 1,850 acres, and as of 9:19 a.m. Sunday, the blaze is 45 percent contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire. The... (Continue reading)

Greek Island of Chios celebrates Easter with rockets, no bunnies.

The Greek island Chios celebrates Easter, not with eggs and bunnies but with rockets lot’s of them.  A nighttime rocket war breaks out between two rival churches in the village of Vrontados in a attempt to ring the bell in... (Continue reading)

Fire Safety for the Holidays

Christmas Tree Fire – Multi Camera Angles [youtube cZK_GKLG5Z4 425 344] In this video a NIST test room is set up to simulate a dry Christmas tree fire and how a such fire would behave and spread to the rest... (Continue reading)

Fire crews battle blaze in downtown Atascadero

Fire crews continue to monitor the smoldering remains of an older commercial building on El Camino Real in Atascadero near the Carlton Hotel.... (Continue reading)