Read more California fires stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15642/california-fires.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T01:55:35http://www.newser.com/story/72394/wildfire-suspect-charged-in-heart-attack-murders.htmlCalifornia officials have taken the unusual step of charging a wildfire arson suspect with murder in the death of 5 people who suffered heart attacks escaping the flames. Prosecutors intend to prove the stress of the fire caused the deaths in the massive 2003 San Bernardino blaze. The groundbreaking case...http://www.newser.com/story/72394/wildfire-suspect-charged-in-heart-attack-murders.html2009-10-23T09:13:10http://www.newser.com/story/42935/socal-residents-return-to-charred-homes.htmlResidents of Yorba Linda, Calif. sifted through their charred belongings today amid 113 houses razed by the so-called "Freeway Complex Fire," the Los Angeles Times reports. Meanwhile fire officials shuttled residents into a mobile home park near the Sylmar fire, which has destroyed 477 houses and 10 commercial buildings. Both...http://www.newser.com/story/42935/socal-residents-return-to-charred-homes.html2008-11-18T00:52:46http://www.newser.com/story/42863/arson-suspected-in-montecito-blaze.htmlOfficials suspect arson in one of the three major fires currently blazing in California, CNN reports. Investigators have eliminated “all accidental causes” of the fire that has charred 1,940 acres and 210 homes in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara since Thursday, which officials now believe was sparked on...http://www.newser.com/story/42863/arson-suspected-in-montecito-blaze.html2008-11-17T12:26:44http://www.newser.com/story/42835/wind-dies-down-in-socal.htmlThe winds have let up in Southern California, giving some relief to firefighters battling wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee. Gusts in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles were down to 39mph, much lower than the roughly 80mph winds that fanned the...http://www.newser.com/story/42835/wind-dies-down-in-socal.html2008-11-16T17:54:07http://www.newser.com/story/42804/huge-la-fire-roars-into-orange-county.htmlThe worst LA wildfire in nearly 50 years has forced 10,000 people to flee and charred more than 500 homes in Sylmar, Calif., the LA Times and LA Daily News report. Flames also swept into Orange County today, burning at least 40 more homes and surrounding a high school....http://www.newser.com/story/42804/huge-la-fire-roars-into-orange-county.html2008-11-15T22:38:00http://www.newser.com/story/42672/80-homes-burn-in-hills-over-santa-barbara.htmlA wildfire ripped through the wealthy enclave of Montecito in Santa Barbara County last night, destroying some 80 homes, the Los Angeles Times reports. Firefighters were overwhelmed as the wind-driven brushfire spread out of control. Much of the area, home to dozens of celebrities, was evacuated as the blazes spread...http://www.newser.com/story/42672/80-homes-burn-in-hills-over-santa-barbara.html2008-11-14T09:19:48http://www.newser.com/story/31721/firefighters-face-critical-day.htmlToday will be “critical” for battling the Goleta fire, one of more than 330 still raging across California, a fire commander told the Los Angeles Times . The blaze has already scorched 8,300 acres, sparked more than 2,500 evacuations, and razed four buildings—but it is now 24% contained....http://www.newser.com/story/31721/firefighters-face-critical-day.html2008-07-05T18:33:11http://www.newser.com/story/15682/socal-braces-for-fierce-storm.htmlA storm that battered Northern California and knocked out power for more a million people today is drenching Los Angeles tonight, sparking evacuation calls for an estimated 3,000 people, the Los Angeles Times reports. Torrential rain is expected and residents of canyon areas scorched by the October wildfires have...http://www.newser.com/story/15682/socal-braces-for-fierce-storm.html2008-01-05T05:35:38http://www.newser.com/story/10638/boy-playing-with-matches-started-calif-fire.htmlPlaying with matches went horribly wrong for a Southern California boy who has admitted to inadvertently starting one of last week's sprawling fires. The Buckweed fire, which forced more than 15,000 to evacuate and burned 63 structures, started October 21; the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department had identified the...http://www.newser.com/story/10638/boy-playing-with-matches-started-calif-fire.html2007-10-31T12:22:51