2 firefighters killed while battling LA wildfire

2 wildfires outside Santa Maria and ReddingLOS ANGELES — Officials say two firefighters have been killed when their vehicle rolled off a mountainside as they battled a massive wildfire in northern Los Angeles County.

Gov. Schwarzenegger urges residents near Southern California wildfire to evacuate if ordered

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging residents who live near the massive Los Angeles-area wildfire to listen to authorities and evacuate if ordered.

Wildfire near Los Angeles moves north and grows out of control, threatening thousands of homes

LOS ANGELES — Wildfire threatened 12,000 suburban homes and rained ash on cars as far away as downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, spreading in all directions in hot, dry conditions. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire’s path to listen to authorities and get out.

California wildfire surges in size and grows out of control, thousands of homes threatened

LOS ANGELES — A wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles has surged in every direction, going in a single day from a modest threat to a danger to some 10,000 homes.

California firefighters save homes from wildfires burning into backyards as hundreds flee

LOS ANGELES — A growing wildfire sending massive billows of smoke into the sky north of Los Angeles nearly tripled in size Saturday, injuring three residents, destroying at least three homes, knocking out power to many more and spurring evacuations in a number of mountain communities.

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  • calfirenews Workers were 30 feet up a power pole when it collapsed shortly before 10 a.m. near Big Tujunga Canyon Road, west of Angeles Forest Highway
  • cagov Schwarzenegger: https://twitpic.com/gbqzk - Touring a fire-ravaged area in Big Tujunga Canyon after the Station Fire. They're making progress!
  • polymath22 https://twitpic.com/gbqzk - Touring a fire-ravaged area in Big Tujunga Canyon after the Station Fire. They're making progress!
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  • theresadowning My friend Jane survived the fires in LA. Here's her story-Residents return to see burned homes in Big Tujunga Canyon - https://shar.es/1np4K
  • erick Fwd: This is my parents property on fire in Big Tujunga Canyon. - https://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Calif-Wildfires/ss/events/us/081409wildfire/im:/090830/480/004fe41256824c3b8dd95dc024f5aca1/#photoViewer=/090830/480/004fe41256824c3b8dd95dc024f5aca1 (via https://ff.im/7rmc4)
  • lallaporter1 RT @mak9: terrible :-/ RT @alroker We were in Big Tujunga Canyon this am. It's where Station Fire originated...
  • thomashawk Residents return to see burned homes in Big Tujunga Canyon | L.A. Now | Los Angeles Times
  • thomashawk This is my parents property on fire in Big Tujunga Canyon.
  • melissaromanogampel RT @alroker: We were in Big Tujunga Canyon this am. It's where the Station Fire originated.
  • northwestfire In Big Tujunga Canyon, fire leaves behind mourners and miracles , some go home 2 rubble while others are untouched https://bit.ly/vTXm0
  • petrbuben In Big Tujunga Canyon, fire leaves behind mourners and miracles
  • quixotickitten Kate : Via KPCC - Wildlife Waystation is now good with trucks & now is in desperate need of LARGE cages -- about 200 big cats, bears & apes left. WILDLIFE WAYSTATION 14831 Little Tujunga Canyon Rd Sylmar, CA 91342 (818) 899-5201 - PLEASE PASS THIS ON 2!!!
  • alexavatar Residents return to see burned homes ... - Los Angeles Times
  • socalconnected As residents start to return, we are reminded that the challenges do not end when the fires do - https://ow.ly/nF28
  • adriennevh RT @LATimescitydesk: Residents return to see burned homes in Big Tujunga Canyon -- and weep: https://bit.ly/12ITwH
  • danielmorgan Residents return to see burned homes in Big Tujunga Canyon
  • thibet This is my parents property on fire in Big Tujunga Canyon. - https://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Calif-Wildfires/ss/events/us/081409wildfire/im:/090830/480/004fe41256824c3b8dd95dc024f5aca1/#photoViewer=/090830/480/004fe41256824c3b8dd95dc024f5aca1 (via https://ff.im/7rmc4)
  • alstevens Thomas Hawk: "This is my parents property on fire in Big Tujunga Canyon." https://c.oy.ly/u5ze (via @davewiner)
  • minutrition Wow and Sad! RT @davewiner: Thomas Hawk: "This is my parents property on fire in Big Tujunga Canyon." https://c.oy.ly/u5ze
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