Officials this morning extended the expected full containment of the Station Fire from this Saturday to Tuesday, citing an increase in hotter and drier weather. "We're expecting humidity to go down, temperatures to go up and wit the normal flow of down canyon winds mixed with dry fuel, we decided to push containment back a few days," explained Brian Grant, a Forest Service fire information officer, over the phone. more ›

Hot spots and little areas of the Station Fire are all that remain for firefighters, say Angeles National Forest officials today. Crew are mopping up those spots and other smoldering areas that need attending to while other personnel are patrolling for unknown areas of danger. "We're making sure that everything that was burning is out now," said Tom Debellis, a Forest Service fire information officer, over the phone. more ›

The Station Fire is largest wildfire in LA County's modern history (10th largest in California since 1933), burning 160,357 acres--some 250 square miles--throughout the Angeles National Forest on the San Gabriel Mountains. Officials have made plenty of progress since it began two weeks ago yesterday announcing today a 71 percent containment, a vast improvement from Wednesday when it was at 62 percent. Full containment is expected by 6 p.m. on September 15th. more ›

After burning through 7,425 acres, the Big Meadow Fire in Yosemite National Park has been 100 percent contained. The blaze intentionally began as a 90-fire controlled burn on Wednesday, August 26th, but officials lost control. All roads into Yosemite National Park, including the Big Oak Flat Road and portions of the Tioga Road, are now open with no restrictions. These roads allows visitors to enter Yosemite Valley via Highway 120. However, some pull-outs may be closed due to proximity to hot spots. A handful of campgrounds and trails remain closed, but it's good to see this fire out. more ›