Fast-moving brush fire breaks out near Alpine, prompting evacuations

The Dehesa 7 fire ignited near Dehesa Road on Wednesday afternoon and spread to 15 acres, prompting officials to deploy air ...

Brush fire sparks in Dehesa, threatening homes and prompting evacuations

A brush fire sparked in the rural community of Dehesa in east San Diego County on Wednesday afternoon, threatening structures ...

Update: Woods Fire in Alpine County now brought under full containment

Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that firefighters have managed to get a line completely around the wildfire's perimeter and it is now stopped ...

Update: Woods Fire in Alpine County at 45% containment

Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 45% of the wildfire is halted from spreading, while 55% is still ...

Update: Woods Fire in Alpine County grows to 65.2 acres, remains 5% contained

Woods Fire initially started at 7:31 a.m. Aug. 9 in Carson Iceberg Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest in Alpine County, California. By Saturday morning, it had ravaged 63 acres. As of Saturday ...