Crews battle vegetation fire in Holtville
Responding engines included Imperial County Fire Department, El Centro Fire Department, NAF-El Centro Fire, Brawley Fire Department, Calipatria Fire…
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Family in Calexico seeks help after house fire
The fire left more than half of the home uninhabitable and destroyed most of the family’s belongings last…
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Large fire breaks out at recycling center in London
A large fire broke out at a recycling center next to railway lines in Bermondsey, London Monday, causing major disruptions to train traffic during…
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Crews battle grass fire in Northern California
The Putah Fire in Yolo County has burned 362 acres and is 15% contained, as of…
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Settlement reached in lawsuit tied to El Dorado Fire in California
Three fireworks companies have agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle a federal lawsuit tied to a 2020 California…
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Brush fire in Sorrento Valley prompts evacuations
Firefighting ground crews are battling the Sorrento Fire in the canyon as Cal Fire planes drop flame retardant on the fire from…
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Black smoke rises from airport in the Dominican Republic
A private Gulfstream G200 jet crashed while attempting an emergency landing at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic Sunday,…
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Rural Metro responds to house fire on Ironwood Drive
According to Rural Metro’s post on Facebook, it happened in the area of S. Ironwood Drive and E. 54th Street after 10:30 a.m.…
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Trial set for man accused of igniting the Palisades Fire
In California, the trial against a man accused of setting the deadly Palisades Fire starts Monday. Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht was…
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ICFD shares safety tips
As temperatures rise, and grass and brush dry out, fire officials in Imperial County remind residents to take simple steps to help prevent fires this…
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Firefighters battle brush fire in Southern California
The fire burned along Interstate 5 in Castaic, which is about 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and northbound traffic was backed up for…
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Monday marks 18 years since Universal Studios backlot fire
On June 1, 2008, a three-alarm fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios, destroying several icons from movies including Courthouse Square…
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Fire damages dozens of apartments in Southern California
According to the Riverside Division Fire Department, about 50 to 100 units were damaged and dozens of people have been…
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Fire damages two homes in El Centro, power outage affects 100 residents
A devastating house fire fueled by high winds destroyed two properties and displaced a local family in an El Centro neighborhood Thursday…
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Mittry Fire burns 184 acres, 70% contained
Fire crews have now reached 70% containment after the Mittry Fire burned 184 acres. The fire is near Mittry Lake, east of the Colorado River and…
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Two homes in Brawley caught on fire
Firefighters across Imperial County responded after two homes in Brawley caught on fire Monday morning. The fire happened in the area of 14th and C…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle brush fire at Mittry Lake
According to Rural Metro’s post on Facebook, it happened in the area of Grey Water Pond at Mittry Lake at around 10:20 p.m., with Rural Metro saying…
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YFD battles commercial building fire on Avenue 4E
According to a press release, they received reports of smoke and flames coming from a commercial building, located in the area of Avenue 4E, before 8…
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Large fire breaks out at commercial building in the U.K.
Emergency services responded to the blaze around 6 p.m. GMT, which sent thick smoke into the air and prompted warnings for nearby residents to keep…
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Food pantry continues serving after fire damages church in Westmorland
The fire broke out at an abandoned home adjacent to the Westmorland Presbyterian Church, destroying several rooms, including where food was stored…
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