Families facing the worst, and not knowing what to expect until they get there. Patricia Nazario speaks with one survivor and explains that while some homes were completely destroyed, the blaze inexplicably spared others. As the U.S. Forest Services continues escorting families back to their remote properties Read more
From rural communities in Acton, the line of flames in the Station Fire spread south across 20 miles towards Pasadena, threatening the iconic observatory on Mount Wilson, as well as numerous TV, radio and cell towers on the peak. Patricia Nazario reports, the Southland’s protracted drought makes ideal weather conditions Read more
High winds and hot embers create what fire officials call, “the perfect storm” in the Sayre Fire, so they urge families to evacuate ahead of the flames moving fast across the north San Fernando Valley. As part of the award-winning “Ashes of Oakridge” coverage, Patrica Nazario speaks with one Sylmar Read more
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush have already declared a state of emergency in seven California counties, where wildfires are burning out of control. At Lake Arrowhead, the resort town in San Bernardino Mountains, two aggressive brush fires are raging towards each other, and firefighters worry that Read more