Watch a number of videos from a fire that broke out earlier today in the Hollywood Hills near Griffith Park and the famed Hollywood sign. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

A boy admitted to starting one of more than a dozen wildfires that ravaged Southern California last week, he admitted to playing with matches Oct. 21 and accidentally starting the Buckweed Fire. Officials have released the boy to his parents. picked by ImNotBlue 10 months ago

the California Department of Forestry will announce shortly that the massive Santiago Canyon Fire - which has caused an estimated $10 million in damage - is being officially declared an arson. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

I guess when you're a firefighter in a small town you have to start your own fires. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago

Fire officials fear that the Santa Cruz wildfire, know being called the Summit Fires, could destroy more than 10,000 acres before they are capable of containing the blaze. As of 4pm PST there was zero containment. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

According to reports from the Southern Area Coordination Center, the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours between April 16 and 17, 2007. Strong winds whipped the blaze into 100-foot flames, while individual trees went up like torches. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Right-wing blowhard Glenn Beck didn't make any friends in Southern California on Monday. Media Matters caught him in flagrante delicto on his talk radio show, declaring, "I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today." picked by 86Apex 10 months ago

Here's a Google map with updated info on all the current fires. Let's hope all those fires will be contained soon.

Our thoughts are with Hoosker, bcgrote and anyone who is in the proximity of the fires.

*edit* Change the outdated link. picked by 86Apex 10 months ago

A large fire is burning at the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. picked by topofall 3 months ago

For the second time in just over a month, fire is racing through the Malibu Canyon, and for the second time, residents were forced to flee. Forty-Nine homes were destroyed. Among the houses destroyed was that of Flea, bass player for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 9 months ago

According to court documents, the woman told police that Hart held her against her will, threatened her with a knife, choked her, threw lighter fluid on her and lit her on fire. He then lit the couple’s bed on fire, destroying some of her personal belongings. picked by muppet 4 months ago

Fire officials in Clearwater, Fla., say a heroic cat that helped its owner escape a fire did not make it out of the burning mobile home alive. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A cat that fled a house fire is back home in Albuquerque, N.M., after turning up some 240 miles away. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Firefighters working through the night turned back flames that threatened Santa Catalina Island's main city and forced hundreds of people to evacuate amid falling ashes. picked by thephrog 1 year ago

Wasabi, or Japanese Horseradish, has a particularly pungent taste and scent. Now researchers in Japan are using Wasabi's overpowering odor in a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through scent instead of sound. picked by Mitzuzake 6 months ago

A fire truck responding to a house fire on Olive Street in Elyria early this morning lost its rear axle and gas tank on Broad Street near East Bridge .
The Firefighters on the truck were all able to escape without injury. picked by TraumaMamma 12 months ago

Most of a downtown block in Toronto was gutted by fire last week. Early rumors suggested it might've been an explosion in a meth-lab. The Fire Chief extinguished that theory, but other reasons for the disaster may be weeks or months away. picked by jago 6 months ago

Being a rock star is all about going that extra mile for the fans. Frequently it seems this involves massive pyrotechnic displays. Sometimes these displays don’t go as planned. Here are 10 artists who learned that “If you play with fire, you’re going to get burned,” is more than just a tired old cliché. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

In the midst of that quiet Sunday evening, in 1871, a tiny township was totally annihilated - charred by a gigantic fire that engulfed the buildings, the countryside, and even the townsfolk themselves. Even today the little-known blaze holds the distinction of being the deadliest fire ever to occur in the US. picked by daftgretel 11 months ago

Fire officials are blaming a hookah – a water pipe used to smoke tobacco – for causing the fire that killed two University of Victoria students picked by DemureArt 1 year ago