CHP San Jose said it responded to the scene, along with several neighboring fire crews, and found two occupants trapped inside the vehicle’s wreckage deep down the hillside.

“Huge thank you to all the crews on scene who worked quickly under tough conditions to get everyone out safely,” said CHP San Jose in a social media post Wednesday. The occupants’ current conditions were not disclosed. It is not clear what led to the crash.

Officials are using the rescue to remind drivers to slow down and allow for extra braking distance when traveling in rainy, muddy conditions.

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The training, which wraps up this week, is underway at three CAL FIRE helitack bases across California. It marks the first time Ramona has received the nighttime training.

CAL FIRE introduced nighttime helicopter operations about two years ago and is now working to expand the capability statewide.

Pilots are learning to fly the S70i helicopter in low-light conditions using night-vision goggles — allowing them to make water drops and spot potential hazards in the dark. The goggles are designed, as one crew member explained, “to make it from what they’re seeing to appear like it’s daytime — to be able to point out things and structures and shapes.”

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The Santa Rosa Police Department was requested to join suspected arson investigations in 20 cases between June 22 and Oct. 4, fire officials said.

The investigations resulted in 13 arrests being made, SRFD said. The end of the wildfire season means the city will resume pile burning permits in the coming weeks and its weed abatement ordinance is being suspended, effective Wednesday. The ordinance requires certain property owners to keep grass cut to 4 inches during the fire season.

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The crash happened just before noon on the 24000 block of Alicia Parkway in Mission Viejo. Officials with the Orange County Fire Authority said the car crashed into a nail salon before catching on fire.

An off-duty fire captain was at a business next door and immediately rushed to the scene, running into the building to make sure everyone inside was safe. Fire units also arrived and rapidly put out the fire.

The driver of the car was transported to the hospital. No other injuries were reported.

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The crash was occurred around 9:25 a.m., with multiple callers reporting an aircraft had crashed into a mountainside northeast of Blow Sand within Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area.

Cal Fire crews and personnel with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident.

Officials have since confirmed one person died as a result of the crash. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane, identified as a 1956 Piper PA-22, had departed from Gillespie Field in El Cajon about 86 minutes prior to the crash.

The circumstances leading up to the crash remain unknown at this time.

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After receiving a call about the blaze at 11:20 a.m., fire crews arrived at the scene on West Lancaster Road near North 215th Street in Fairmont, west of Lancaster, within 20 minutes, according to the LA County Fire Department.

The so-called Land Fire scorched about 5 acres as of noon, with no nearby structures threatened. The fire department said it was conducting an air attack with four helicopters and three water-dropping aircraft.

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According to the CHP log, the driver was outside the vehicle with a fire extinguisher shortly after the fire was reported. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified and firefighters were dispatched to the scene.

Authorities reported flames and smoke visible from the northbound side of the freeway as emergency crews responded. By 3:30 p.m., CHP dispatchers reported that vehicles were traveling the wrong way to exit the freeway at Osborne Street amid the closure.

Authorities subsequently requested assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department or city parking enforcement to close the Osborne Street on-ramp to southbound I-5.

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That changed a few years ago, when the news suddenly hit close to home in the form of a brush fire burning in the hills above his Fremont neighborhood.

“When I first saw that, I was like, wait, it’s happening like right there, like right near me,” Vedant recalled. “And I was like, there’s no way, like right now.”

From that day forward, Vedant took a greater interest in wildfires and, in particular, the red flag warnings issued when weather conditions increase the risk of wildfire.

But he found that the warnings didn’t always provide the kind of specific information he wanted: Was his home actually at risk? And if so, how much?

“To tell exactly if I’m affected at a certain address and to what degree,” Vedant said. “So that’s what was really behind Red Flag Check.”

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But some good news- firefighters found a family’s missing cat while cleaning up and were able to get it out of the smoke-filled building.

It’s expected to survive. Over 100 firefighters have responded to the scene around 9 a.m., where a four-story building was burning. It’s at 10 Argent Alley, which is in the upper portion of Market Street.

SFFD says that there were fires on the third and fourth floors, but there is damage to all floors. Captain Jonathan Baxter says that property owners were able to tell firefighters what residents might need assistance and what units they were in. They say there’s fire on multiple floors, but no injuries have been reported.

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The Santa Rosa Fire Department responded at 8:17 p.m. to a house at 2052 Pinercrest Dr. after neighbors called 911 to report the fire. Arriving firefighters found “a well involved fire” and attempted to extinguish the exterior to make access inside.

“The fire quickly spread into three other exposures igniting a total of four houses on fire,” SRFD stated. The fire had extended into the attics of the three surrounding residences, and crews began to pull sheetrock from ceilings to extinguish the blaze, according to fire officials.

Ventilation holes were cut into the roofs while firefighters searched the homes to ensure all occupants made it outside. “Quick actions of neighbors and a quick response from Fire Personnel kept the fire from spreading to even more adjacent buildings,” SRFD wrote. “The fire was brought under control in approximately 40 minutes.”

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries in the response.

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Castillo, known as KC (Casey), began as a volunteer firefighter with Butte County Fire Department Company 42 in 1998. He joined the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, then known as CDF, as a seasonal firefighter in 1999.

He was later promoted to fire apparatus engineer and fire captain. In 2024, he became a battalion chief at the Butte Emergency Command Center.

Cal Firesaid Castillo helped strengthen the department’s communications capabilities, which support emergency response and coordination. His work had a lasting impact on the Butte Unit and statewide, the department said.

In a statement, Cal Fire has thanked Castillo for his service and leadership and wished him well in retirement.

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Firefighters arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. Everyone inside escaped safely, according to the Cal Fire Butte Unit. Crews prevented the flames from spreading beyond the home, though a vehicle parked in front of the residence was damaged.

Firefighters were expected to remain at the scene for another couple of hours to conduct overhaul and salvage operations.

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