Cat dead, one injured from house fire in Ventura Monday afternoon

VENTURA, Calif. – A cat died and another person was injured escaping from a house fire at the 500 block of Briarwood Terrace Monday at 2:18 p.m. in Ventura, according to the Ventura City Fire Department. The VCFD found the first cat dead in the home, but …

Displaced residents spend night in a Red Cross shelter after Ventura building fire

Ron Mack is perched on a Red Cross camping cot, wearing the clothes he left his room in on Sunday morning, when a fire broke out at his home for the last five years, the Ventura Inn. "Ten fire engines on Main Street. Fire on my floor of the Ventura …

More LA County land has 'very high' fire hazard severity under new state maps

Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Fire hazard has grown in Los Angeles County over …

Cal Fire releases Southern California fire maps showing which areas are under a higher threat

Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. …

California officials release new fire hazard map: Check your neighborhood

Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing fire hazard severity zones for the entire state. The maps were developed using science-based and field-tested models that assign a …

UVFD fights convenience store fire on South Getty Street

Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department firefighters, equipped with a ladder truck, battle a blaze at at the Minits convenience store on South Getty Street. They responded to the fire the morning of March 15. (Photo by Pete Luna|Leader-News) A fire broke out …

Pasadena school district files lawsuit against Edison over Eaton fire damages

The cash-strapped Pasadena Unified School District is suing Southern California Edison, seeking compensation for the loss of multiple buildings that burned in the Eaton fire and the ensuing disruption of its operations. The district — which was grappling …

Work begins on Ventura complex destroyed in Thomas Fire

Bridgewater officer honored for rescuing driver from Route 22 car fire

Bridgewater Township Police Officer Noah Allatt was awarded the first Mayor’s Award for Exceptional Public Service for rescuing a driver from a burning car. Knowing the tanker truck involved in the accident had contained flammable liquids, Allatt pried …

One dead in building fire in Ventura

Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a blaze in a downtown Ventura building which left one person dead, and displaced about two dozen others. The fire was reported just before 10 a.m. Sunday at the Ventura Inn, which is on the 400 black …