Not only that, the heat of the fire actually burns and damages the soil, creating a water-repellent, or hydrophobic, layer. What once was a vegetated hillslope, with leaves and trees to intercept rain ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

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so we need the rain,” Marrone said. “We just don’t need it all at once.” While the Border 2 Fire area is not densely populated, “There is a threat to critical communication ...

when rain is expected. PREVIOUSLY on Wednesday: State and local officials held a late afternoon news conference to update Angelenos on the status of the Hughes Fire.

Not only that, the heat of the fire actually burns and damages the soil, creating a water-repellent, or hydrophobic, layer. What once was a vegetated hillslope, with leaves and trees to intercept rain ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

bringing some much needed respite to the region from stubborn conditions primed for erratic fire behavior. The rain comes from a cold, upper level low pressure system moving in from the north ...

install barriers and reinforce roads ahead of the possible weekend rain, which could create mud and debris flows. “This is to prevent additional damage to areas already ravaged by fire and also ...

A quick-moving brush fire ripping through Castaic quickly swelled ... created a perfect cocktail of dryness from the lack of rain and ongoing Santa Ana winds that helped fan the flames and spread.

In Southern California there is a rare fire warning, for new fires and a red ... under a quarter inch per hour, rain totals are expected to taper off to a half inch or less. There is still a ...