It has burned 18,379 acres after being active for 12 days. As of Wednesday evening, 97% of the fire was brought under containment. The cause of this fire is attributed to human activity, although the ...
Firefighting crews continue to surround the blaze burning on Santa Rosa Island, with containment hitting 87% as Sunday evening. Holding at 18,379 acres, ...
Authorities were investigating the case, though officials described the blaze as "human-caused." ...
An aerial assessment confirms that the historic South Point Light Station and much of the rare Torrey pine grove have ...
The U.S. Coast Guard says that the human-caused fire was possibly started by flares from a stranded boater, who was rescued ...
Firefighters, their food and gear, and even wildland fire engines are being sent to Santa Rosa Island by boat to battle the ...
A blaze burning on Santa Rosa Island is by far the largest in at least 40 years. Here's the other fires reported on the island.
National Park Service officials say that the blaze is a "full-suppression human-caused wildfire," which has burned more than ...
The island is home to the Torrey pine, 'the rarest native pine the United States,' according to the National Park Service.
Two historic structures were destroyed and 11 park employees were evacuated over the weekend as firefighters work to protect ...
Santa Rosa Island’s grove of rare Torrey pines appears to have been mostly spared from the massive wildfire tearing through ...
Investigators are looking into whether an SOS flare from a shipwrecked mariner started the Santa Rosa Island Fire off ...