California Wildfires The most destructive wildfires in the history of California continue to burn. At least 10 major fires have consumed over 500,000 acres of land.

California Wildfires Wildfires continue to burn across southern California, consuming hundreds of homes, charring hundreds of thousands of acres and sending thousands fleeing from their homes.

California wildfires 30 photos. ... The 2003 Cedar Fire scorched more than 437 square miles, nearly 3,000 buildings - including more than 2,000 homes - and killed 15 people before being contained.

In October 2003, Southern California was ravaged by wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds. From Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, there were 14 major fires burning from as far north as Santa Barbara County to as ...

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif., Nov. 2 -- -- With the Southern California wildfires nearly contained, residents returned to the San Bernardino Mountains on Sunday to see if their homes survived.

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters waged a desperate war on flames racing toward the Los Angeles city limits yesterday as Gov. Gray Davis declared the Southern California wildfires the most costly di… ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A prosecutor said Monday a man who was angry about being thrown out of a house where his family was staying was guilty of murdering five people who had heart attacks ...

California Department of Forestry firefighter Lou Sciocchehi from Fort Bragg watches embers from trees after the San Bernardino Old fire jumped Highway 18 at Santa’s Village in Skyforest Tuesday ...

Californians Flee as Wildfires Advance. ... By Rene Sanchez. October 28, 2003 at 12:00 a.m. EST. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 ... An army of firefighters across Southern California struggled Monday to ...

The agencies said they are better equipped now, with alert systems, more than 100 cameras to monitor for potential wildfires and helicopters to fight fires (now 24/7, even through the night ...

This story originally ran on Dec. 31, 2003 The fires began as a wisp of smoke near Mount Baldy and, within a week, had exploded into the costliest conflagration in California history. More than ...

JAMUL - Just two months ago, these women were strangers, but today, Debbie Williams holds Anne Gurnee tightly and comforts her as Gurnee sobs over the ashes of her ...