Is your home prepared for an emergency? News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson is looking out for you and met with Cathedral City Fire Chief Michael Contreras. He shared what you need to do to protect your family. Outside “First of all, we look at vegetation. Is the vegetation neatly kept?” Contreras said. “If this bush
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CAL FIRE personnel are using artificial intelligence to detect wildfires. The technology has been developed using the University of California, San Diego’s Alert California wildfire cameras. It has been deployed across all 21 CAL FIRE dispatch centers across the state, including here in Southern California. Here’s how it works: Artificial intelligence, which has been trained
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1/31/25 – Palisades fire, Eaton fire, Hughes fire, Border 2 fire are 100% contained. 1/28/25 8:25 a.m. – The Border 2 Fire is now 74% contained 8:00 a.m. – California fire victims could recover damages from oil companies under proposed law. It would create a new pathway for victims of wildfires and insurance companies to
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With the fires still burning across L.A. County and a red flag warning issued for the coming days, Rotary clubs across the Coachella Valley providing much-needed relief to those struggling in the aftermath of the fires, host several fire relief donation drives in Palm Desert and Palm Springs, getting resources for those in need. Residents
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Coachella Valley residents are stepping up to help support their neighbors to the west who are facing the unimaginable. G.E.M. Billing Solutions and Mi Cultura Peruvian Colombian Cuisine hosted a donation drive Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people displaced by the LA wildfires. Two friends – Jordan Machado and Jori Moreno felt
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News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle continued KESQ team coverage of the fires on Friday with new details on Pacific Palisades homeowners seeking any information they could about the fate of their homes and possessions. Homeowners pushed officials for access to their streets to pick up medicine, check on their pets, and try to see what
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Firefighters from across the state and across state lines were in LA County on Thursday, continuing to work tirelessly to tame the blazes through windy and dry conditions. News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle was on scene in the area of the Palisades Fire to report the progress, gather more information, and talk to some who
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As several fires rage on in LA County, several experts say rising temperatures and drier conditions from climate change have worsened the ongoing disasters. Professor Monalisa Chatterjee with the University of Southern California highlighted the unpredictability of weather patterns and conditions because of climate change. People can no longer rely on the expected seasonal weather
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The American Red Cross Southern California Region has deployed 25 volunteers to assist victims of the fast-moving wildfires in Los Angeles, with additional volunteers likely to join in the coming days. Though no volunteers from the Coachella Valley area have been deployed yet, recruitment efforts are ongoing, according to the organization’s Disaster Services team. Volunteers
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As wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, Cathedral City firefighters are on the front lines, assisting with the battle through California’s mutual aid system. The local crew of 5, along with other state resources, are helping contain the flames and protect communities from further destruction. Cathedral City Fire Chief Michael Contreras, explained that the
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GoFundMe is making it easier to help the thousands who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in and around Los Angeles County. Updates on the Multiple Fires in LA County The company has created a direct link – what it calls a centralized hub – to connect to the verified GoFundMe pages related to
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As Malibu’s Franklin Fire grows to nearly 4,000 acres, local Coachella Valley homeowners are also feeling the pressure of fire risks. In March of this year, State Farm General announced it would not renew more than 72,000 home insurance policies in California due to increasing wildfires, inflation costs and higher industry costs. Tonight at 5,
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As the Mountain Fire continues to burn in Ventura County, fire agencies including Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department and the City of Riverside Fire Department have activated California’s mutual aid system, drawing resources to support firefighting efforts. The mutual aid strategy enables rapid deployment of resources from nearby counties and cities, ensuring no single agency bears
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An evacuation warning has been upgraded to an order for the community of Angelus Oaks. Earlier, an evacuation order was also issued for the Seven Oaks community. Evacuation warnings are in place for the Boulder Bay area of Big Bear, as well as some Big Bear Lake communities like Sugarloaf, Moonridge, and the area south
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For many people driving by the Line Fire Incident Command Post, or ICP, what they see looks like a miniature city. Tents, trailers, and more essentials fill Beaumont’s Noble Creek Regional Park, which has been repurposed as the base camp for nearly 3,500 personnel currently working on the fire. 17 different agencies from outside of California
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Firefighting helicopters based at Redlands Municipal Airport have been hindered throughout the day after unauthorized drones were spotted flying over the fire. Drones pose a safety risk to helicopter crews. Fire officials are asking the public to not fly their drones as crews continue to work to contain the wildfire. Following two drone intrusions that
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Much like residents in the Coachella Valley yesterday, Idyllwild residents noticed the smoke from the Nixon Fire, which is burning in south Riverside County. Joel Feingold, a longtime resident of Idyllwild and a volunteer for its Mountain Community Patrol, says the smoke caused some concern yesterday. “Anytime we can clearly see smoke billowing just over
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UPDATE 7/21/2024: The Vista Fire remains at 2936 and is now at 89% containment. There are 237 personnel assigned to the fire. Wildland firefighting is an inherently dangerous profession. Steep terrain and erratic winds significantly heighten that danger. During the Vista Fire, firefighters were met with steep terrain in predominantly east-west drainages, causing upslope drafts
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Firefighters were working to extinguish a small Mecca vegetation fire Monday morning that was sending smoke into the eastern Coachella Valley sky. The 1.3-acre fire was first reported at 3:21 a.m. in the area of State Highway 86 and Avenue 66. There was no immediate word on the cause or reports of any injuries. Firefighters
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from wildfires, said U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in
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