Kwong, Orange County's health officer, on Friday reissued an emergency declarationn for the Airport fire that began Sept. 9 and has so far consumed more than 23,000 acres.

Officials provided an update Friday on the eight firefighters injured during a rollover crash on an Orange County freeway Thursday night. “We’ve got a tough road ahead,” Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said during a morning news conference.

Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County. After being active for 13 days, it has burned 23,519 acres. A crew of 1,189 firefighters has been working on site and, by Sunday afternoon, they managed to contain 74% of the fire. The wildfire originated from equipment usage.

Four firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority's Santiago crew remained hospitalized Friday evening after their vehicle crashed on Sta

The County of Orange has received the first claim over losses from the Airport fire that has destroyed a reported 160 structures and damaged another 34. The fire broke out in Trabuco Canyon on Sept. 9;