The Thermal Airport Fire has grown to around three acres in Thermal, California, with firefighters battling flames in heavy vegetation amid strong northwestern winds.

The fire was reported around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 by the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal.

A fire that broke out near Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal on Thursday, Sept. 3, is now 60% contained.

The county has paid out 1,471 claims worth about $164 million to date and is “close to completion” on outstanding filings, ...

First discovered: 7:04 p.m. Sep. 5 A new wildfire was reported today at 7:04 p.m. in Kern County, California. Airport Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

Airport Fire initially started today at 1:44 a.m. near Higgins Drive and Deputy Manny Villegas Way, near Coachella in Riverside County, California. By Friday evening, 50 acres of land had been ...

A huge fire broke out at a California airport August 12 as firefighters scrambled to battle the flames. The blaze erupted at Fullerton Municipal Airport in Orange County with thick smoke filling the ...

Airport Fire initially started at 1:44 a.m. Sep. 4 near Higgins Drive and Deputy Manny Villegas Way, near Coachella in Riverside County, California.