Rain brings help to LA, Border 2 Fire continues

Southern California fire containment: Rain brings help to LA, Border 2 Fire continues
Rain brought much needed aid to the Los Angeles firefight, moving the fires surrounding the city closer to containment.
Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.
‘Don’t count on’ rain, Cal Fire says as fight continues with Otay wilderness fire
The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon. Christine Welch, regional communications director for the Red Cross, said 31 people and 12 pets stayed at the shelter overnight Friday and 68 people slept in RVs in the parking lot.
Rain in Southern California Creates Mudflows but Helps Firefighters
More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires.
California wildfires lose steam but welcomed rain brings different threats
Much-need rain has begun to fall over Southern California, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region but also the threat of toxic runoff.
Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of flooding and toxic ash runoff
A portion of the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles County was closed on Sunday afternoon due to mudflows as rain fell in parts of Southern California.
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Over 90% Contained—As Officials Warn Of Flooding, Mudslides
Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Monday, after the region received much-needed rain that produced ...
Rains arrive in fire-devastated California. Now concerns turn to mudslides.
Intermittent showers sweeping across Southern California on Sunday provided welcome relief for firefighters battling ...
L.A. live fire updates: Flooding, mudflows after bouts of heavy rain prompt road and school closures
L.A.'s first significant storm of the season has already forced the closure of the 5 freeway at the Grapevine, unleashed mud ...
Arsonists may have spurred the California wildfires
Apparently "authorities never find the source of ignition for more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S.," a ...
Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California's ...
Rain helps Southern California firefighters but sends ash and mud flowing down hillsides
Less than an inch of rain fell in most areas, but it was enough to loosen Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent ...
‘Horrifying’ fire at California lithium battery plant sparks calls for new clean energy rules
When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...
What Southern California wildfire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
A public insurance adjuster may help negotiate a better insurance payout for residents who lost their homes in the SoCal ...
Trump meets with California residents, fire and law enforcement officials to see LA wildfire damage first hand
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Southern California and met with residents to tour the damage of the ...