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Moore also said that the department’s handling of the Lachman Fire — a small New Year’s Day 2025 brush fire that ignited in the Pacific Palisades, eventually leading to the Palisades Fire — wasn't good enough, KNBC added.
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Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
In October, federal investigators announced the Palisades fire appeared to explode from a small brush fire still smoldering from a week prior.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Deaths on state Route 67 On July 18, five people were killed after three vehicles collided on state Route 67 in Poway, sparking a half-acre brush fire, sheriff’s officials said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X the Boeing 777 experienced an engine cover separation that ignited the brush fire on the ground and praised first responders for their swift action.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
In October, federal investigators announced the Palisades fire appeared to explode from a small brush fire still smoldering from a week prior.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Deaths on state Route 67 On July 18, five people were killed after three vehicles collided on state Route 67 in Poway, sparking a half-acre brush fire, sheriff’s officials said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X the Boeing 777 experienced an engine cover separation that ignited the brush fire on the ground and praised first responders for their swift action.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush fire
forest fire
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Tengden said the aircraft is designed for reconnaissance, precision strikes, communications relay, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
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The forest fire sequence is a good example.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Brush fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20fire. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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