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Artificial intelligence to help CAL FIRE monitor wildfire camera network
Artificial Intelligence is having a moment, with the nascent but fast growing technology at the forefront of the struggle between…
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CAL FIRE adds 24 additional aircraft to wildfire-fighting fleet
Cal Fire has bolstered its aviation program with an additional 24 firefighting aircraft – that’s 19 helicopters and 5 airplanes…
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Joshua Tree National Park declares the Elk Fire 100% contained
The fire that briefly threatened neighborhoods on the Southside of Yucca Valley was declared 100% contained at about 5:00 p.m. Monday…
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FIRES DESTROY A LANDERS AREA HOME AND A JOSHUA TREE RV
Local firefighters were kept busy Saturday with fires that destroyed a Landers Home and a Joshua Tree RV. County Fire…
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SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE IN YUCCA VALLEY DISPLACES 2, DESTROYS HOME, CLAIMS LIVES OF 3 CATS
A Yucca Valley family is working with the Red Cross following a fire that took their home and the lives…
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DUPLEX FIRE IN YUCCA VALLEY DISPLACES OCCUPANTS
A duplex fire in Yucca Valley on Saturday night (January 8) has left both units uninhabitable. Shortly before 11 p.m.,…
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BRUSH FIRE IN MORONGO VALLEY SUNDAY UNDER INVESTIGATION
A brush fire ignited near the top of the Morongo Grade Sunday night (August 15). According to Morongo Valley Firefighter…
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WORSEN, SOME TIPS FROM CALFIRE
A combination of high temperatures, increased power usage, and a statewide drought are adding to fire dangers in California. As…
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MORE INFORMATION ON FATAL HIGHWAY 62 CRASH IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING
We have additional information regarding a multi-vehicle crash on a stretch of Highway 62 in Riverside County early Sunday morning…
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ONE KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 62 SUNDAY
Update: 07/06 1:15 p.m. We have additional information regarding a multi-vehicle crash on a stretch of Highway 62 in Riverside…
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE JOINS FEMA TASK FORCE
The San Bernardino County Fire Department has announced that 15 of its Fire members, including two from the Morongo Basin,…
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STRUCTURE FIRES IN TWENTYNINE PALMS AND JOSHUA TREE UNDER INVESTIGATION
San Bernardino County Fire responded to two fires late last night (June 24) and early this morning (June 25) within…
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CAL FIRE RELEASES ANNUAL FIRE PERIMETER DATABASE
For 21 years, Cal Fire has released an annual database of wildfire and prescribed fire perimeters for use by the…
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HEAT BRINGS FIRE DANGER, SOME TIPS FROM CALFIRE
Human activity is the source of roughly 95 percent of wildfires in California. So as we roll into summer, CAL…
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MORONGO BASIN MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE MAC, MEETS TONIGHT VIA ZOOM
The Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council resumes their monthly meetings tonight, albeit online, with an abundance of caution due to…
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NEARBY FIRES: EL DORADO 63% CONTAINED, SNOW FIRE UNCONTAINED
A new fire erupted nearby Thursday afternoon. The Snow Fire, in the Snow Creek neighborhood at the base of Mount…
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TWENTYNINE MAJOR FIRES STILL BURNING IN CALIFORNIA, LATEST ON APPLE AND EL DORADO
Over 16,750 firefighters continue working to gain containment on the 29 major wildfires across California. Firefighters across the state responded to 36 new…
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SMOKE FROM THE EL DORADO FIRE IN YUCAIPA FILLS MORONGO BASIN SKIES
The smoke in the air this morning is primarily coming from the Eldorado Fire, currently burning over 7,300 acres near…
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OVER 2 DOZEN FIRES KEEP CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS BUSY
Firefighters continue to make progress on the two dozen large wildfires and lightning complexes that have been burning over the…
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FIRES TO THE EAST AND WEST OF MORONGO BASIN CALM, BUT NOT OUT
Two large wildfires continue to smolder to the east and west of our Morongo Basin. CalFire says the Apple fire…
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