Three wildfires have burned thousands acres this week in Southern California and triggered evacuation orders and warnings for tens of thousands of residents in Ventura and Riverside counties. The fires blanketed widespread parts of the region with smoke,

The evacuation order covered about 100 square miles of sparsely inhabited land, including part of the South Belridge oilfields.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coastal Southern California can expect a typical wildfire season, fire weather analysts predict. That's in sharp contrast to Northern California. Here, a Downey Fire Department ...

A fast-moving Ventura County wildfire was mapped at an estimated 1,346 acres Monday evening, forcing expanded evacuations as flames moved east from Simi Valley toward Bell Canyon and Box Canyon, fire officials said. The Sandy Fire began late Monday morning ...

A fast-spreading fire has consumed more than 1,300 acres in Southern California as authorities battle other blazes across the state amid wind advisories and red flag warnings on Monday, May 18. The Sandy Fire is located south of Simi Valley in Ventura ...