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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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The Line Fire has burned more than 38,000 acres in San Bernardino County. More than 73,000 structures — including homes and businesses — have been threatened. -
Cool weather and a marine layer are expected to continue helping firefighters. -
Arson-related arrests increased in California nearly doubled in 2023 when compared to five years earlier, according to Cal Fire. -
"Limited resource availability continues to hamper control efforts," said one official incident update. -
Some 65,600 structures, 13,000 under evacuation orders, remain threatened as the fire burns in steep terrain. -
Fire officials said OC Public Works was moving boulders when the fire ignited in Trabuco Canyon.
