Orange County, Airport Fire
Update: Airport Fire remains 81% contained, 23,519 acres destroyed in Orange, Riverside County
Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County. After being active for two weeks, it has burned 23,519 acres. A crew of 1,118 firefighters has been working on site and, by Monday morning, they managed to contain 81% of the fire. The wildfire originated from equipment usage.
Airport Fire in Orange, Riverside counties: Containment increases in Southern California wildfire
The Orange County Fire Authority said a cold front is expected to bring light showers and cooler temperatures.
Fundraiser created for injured OC firefighters in rollover crash following Airport Fire
The chief says firefighters have a “tough road ahead.” All who were injured were members of two hand crews that had been battling the Airport Fire since it ignited Sept. 9.
Update: 23,526 acres destroyed by Airport Fire in Orange, Riverside County, now 89% contained
Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County.
8 California firefighters suffer major injuries in crash returning from Airport fire
Eight Southern California firefighters were injured, some critically, in a rollover crash on a freeway Thursday night while returning to the station after battling a wildfire. The Orange County Fire Authority responded to the single-vehicle wreck on State Route 241 near the Tomato Springs Toll Plaza in Irvine just before 7 p.
4 Orange County firefighters remain hospitalized after crash while returning from Airport Fire
The firefighters had just wrapped up a 12-hour shift fighting the Airport Fire. IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Four Orange County firefighters remain hospitalized Friday after a rollover crash on a freeway in Irvine.
After O.C. firefighters injured in crash, other Southern California counties send crews to help out
In Southern California, two counties are sending crews to Orange County after eight firefighters there were injured in a crash. They will help in the battle against the devastating Airport Fire, which is now more than 50% contained after days of progress.
Airport Fire's growth stopped as containment rises, over 100 Southern California homes lost
The Airport Fire, which destroyed more than 110 homes in Orange and Riverside counties, stopped spreading this week as ...
8 California firefighters injured in freeway rollover after battling Airport Fire
The crash occurred when an Orange County Fire Authority truck swerved to miss a ladder in the road, causing it to flip, ...
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Small communities continue to struggle in the wake of the Airport Fire
Monday marks two weeks since the Airport Fire began to ravage the Santa Ana Mountains alongside many small communities on the Ortega Highway. Among them is the small town of El Cariso Village.
More than 80 homes lost in Southern California's massive Airport Fire: "I don't have nowhere to go"
More than 80 homes were destroyed in the massive Airport Fire that scorched through tens of thousands of acres in Orange and ...
Airport Fire in California blamed on crews doing fire-prevention work: See wildfire map
The Airport Fire in Orange County, California continues to grow and was likely caused by crews putting together a project ...
8 firefighters hurt, 2 critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire
Eight firefighters were injured when the fire truck they were driving in rolled over as it returned from battling the Airport ...
Video Shows 'Heroic Rescue' of Man and His Dog from California Airport Fire
The Airport Fire ignited in Orange County on Monday and has since grown to more than 23,000 acres as firefighters fight the ...
Nearly all evacuations lifted in Bridge Fire after it became California's largest active wildfire
Nearly all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted for communities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties ...