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“Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., focused on California wildfires in 2007, finding that they repeatedly caused ground-level

This week’s second wildfire at the Marine Corps base forces more than 4,000 evacuations. Approximately 1,500 acres have been burned. Share This

Yesterday afternoon our local Rural Fire Department responded to a wildland fire. A whole bunch of fire departments just outside of L.A. responded to fires too. By dark, we had ours contained, while in southern California, homes were burning. We had a gentle breeze; they had Santa Anna winds with gusts up to 65 mph.

Wildfires and heavy smoke are causing severe traffic problems in parts of Los Angeles. The 118 Freeway and 210 Freeway westbound were closed in both directions during the evening commute. The Los Angeles Times has reports and links to maps related to the traffic and fires.

Well, it’s that time of the year again — late fire season. Just as the air starts to cool and the days get shorter, and everyone’s looking forward to a healthy rainy season, the fires pop up again. Just one week from today last year, a series of wildfires sparked up all over southern California, eventually torching over 500,000 acres of land.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency as multiple wildfires near Los Angeles threaten hundreds of homes and businesses. Strong Santa Ana winds are fanning the flames and causing the fires to spread rapidly across the landscape.

Firefighters worry evening winds could bring it back to life. Have you seen fire or wind damage? If so, take a picture with your cell phone or camera and e-mail it to info@instantriverside.com Watch coverage of the Sesnon Fire by clicking here. Learn more about the fire in San Bernardino by clicking here.

Southern California is on fire again. People have been evacuated and at least 3 people have died so far as a direct result of the fire and/or smoke.Fire season is here again. I live at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains so smoke just seems to accumulate here. Many of the fires start in the mountains also.

Monday-morning winds have kicked up the Marek Fire in Little Tujunga Canyon and Kagel Canyon; as of 3 p.m., the County of Los Angeles Fire Department reported the fire was at 5,300 acres and 5 percent containment. Before the winds increased, containment had been reported at 20 percent.

The Sesnon Fire began late Monday morning near Porter Ranch; as of 3 p.m., the County of Los Angeles Fire Department reported it had already burned some 3,000 acres. There is no word on containment, and structures are threatened. Higher winds are expected for Monday night.