CALIFORNIA WILD FIRES

10 easy steps anyone can take to better protect their house in the event of a wild fire.

The USGS has studied the ash from wildfires and found some risk to local polulation's health.

A wildfire can take place in any area where brush is allowed to grow wild, where homes are too close together and where fire protection services are strained. Wild fires are not just a California problem.

President Bush recently declared a state of emergency in California due to the constant threat by the wild fires that have been plaguing the state and the subsequent threat of other disasters such as landslides.

As of the last 24 hours a series of fires has occurred in the San Diego County area. I was first aware of these fires because I could smell the smoke in Temecula, CA which is about 57 miles from San Diego and just about 15 miles from the San Diego County line.

The local government in every community has a vested interest in making his or her city prosperous, so it would make perfect sense to keep you in the dark now wouldn't it? Here's what you need to know about Cali if you plan to visit or live here.

Evacuee from the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego, describes the timeline and events her family experienced. In-depth look at feelings and images witnessed first hand national news coverage can't give you.

Gwen Stefani has proven to be a pure being with her healthy eating habits and acts of kindness. She believes in taking care of herself and others.

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The IE Cachers of Southern California, are joining together to assist their fellow geocachers through the fires...

If one pays any attention at all to the rhetoric spewed by the national political parties, it is really rather easy to stumble upon some of the most amazing inconsistencies.

The paper is about the alarming effects of global warming on our environment and what our attention should be focused on to solve the problem.

A quarter of a million people escaping southern California's wild fires find refuge for the night in area churches

Efforts to protect endangered species and prevent logging may be hindering the ability of the U.S. Forest Service to do their job and prevent massive forest fires.

The fire is contained to one area of the building, with nobody appearing to be trapped by either the smoke or the flames.

A new devastating fire is spreading through the community of Sylmar in California, which is just one of two destructive wildfires to spread in California over the last few days.

As a fire burns in southern California, residents of Sierra Madre are forced to evacuate their home to safety as firefighters struggle to put out the flames.

Want to take your family on the awesome experience of cutting your own special Christmas tree? Here are the Christmas tree farms in the San Diego area where you can do just that!

I am lucky. The nearest California fire was about 14 miles away from me. I experienced it mostly through breathing difficulties, which my asthma medication handled pretty well.

With the wild fires in California, the hurricanes in Louisiana, and the starving children overseas, we're inundated with solicitations for various charity functions. But how do you know they are legit?

A look at the history of the Gold Rush in California in the 1840s and how it was started.

Jamestown, CA is a wild west Gold Rush town in northern California. The National Hotel is a historic inn with a ghost from the past.

With over a quarter of a million people and families displaced in San Diego, when will there be relief from the fires that have left many homeless?

With all the talk about the Santa Ana winds fueling the wild fires, what exactly are Santa Ana winds?