Southern California firefighters gain ground on the Norte, Bryson, and Henderson fires as Santa Ana winds ease, but incoming rain brings their own risks.

California is currently under mandatory evacuation orders as a new wildfire spreads into neighborhoods in Southern California. Per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's official list of current emergency incidents on all 10+ acre wildfires happening in the state, Norte Fire erupted in Orange County on Friday, October 16.

The fire, which forced closures of stretches of Interstate 5 has grown to 3,160 acres and destroyed one structure.

The Norte Fire is burning through a populated area of Orange County, California, where numerous homes have been destroyed and more structures are threatened. Dangerous Santa Ana winds are fueling the

The Norte fire has burned more than 570 acres and damaged homes in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano as firefighters battle Southern California blazes.

Crews are aggressively battling a wind-driven brush fire that’s burning several homes and threatening hundreds of others in the area of San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente Friday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders. The Norte Fire has exploded to 465 acres and is 0% contained as of 2:45 p.m. O.C. Fire Authority officials said the Norte […]

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multiple major wildfires are actively burning across California. So far in 2026, more than 5,000 wildfires have scorched about 300,000 acres across the Golden State, the California ...