Firefighters on Wednesday gained the upper hand on a backcountry brush fire northwest of Mount Laguna, authorities said. The blaze is off Sunrise Highway near Penny Pines trailhead, according to ...

Crews with the Cleveland National Forest were first called to the area along Sunrise Highway near the Penny Pines Trailhead just before 2 p.m., but by 3:30 p.m. the fire's forward rate of spread ...

He’s also the founder of the Cleveland National Forest Foundation, credited for protecting the forest from developers. “Our national parks are about conserving our legacy," Shu said.

The blaze is off Sunrise Highway near Penny Pines trailhead, according to Cleveland National Forest officials. Crews on the ground and in the air stopped the forward rate of spread at nine acres ...