King Fire, Los Angeles County
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Hawk Fire initially started 3:03 p.m. Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for 38 hours, it has burned 300 acres. By Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 76% of this wildfire. The cause of it remains under investigation.
Los Angeles County firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire that is threatening buildings in Acton. The Hawk Fire started at about 3 p.m. and quickly grew to 50 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Firefighter/Paramedic Jerry W. Guzman, a 23-year member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, died Friday.
First discovered: 11:49 p.m. Aug. 11 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 11:49 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Rock Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
Independent investigators who sifted through the ruins of Altadena, Pacific Palisades and other neighborhoods razed by the LA fires concluded that had the Zone Zero regulations been in place as the law required, they would have curtailed the destruction that resulted in the loss of some 16,000 homes and 31 lives.