When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson northeast of LA. What happened next was a fire prevention success.

The Eaton Fire that started in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles flared up Thursday morning near Mount Wilson.

The summit of Mount Wilson looms over Pasadena at about 5,715 feet, with the white domes of the observatory buildings and surrounding radio towers visible to drivers along Interstate 210 below.

Los Angeles County firefighters are battling a second brush fire with a large potential for growth in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena. The fire was first reported at around 6:40 p.m. in the area ...

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Power is out on southern California’s Mount Wilson for a second straight week, forcing broadcasters to rely on backup ...

Don Fregulia, an operations section chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which has joined in the Eaton fire response, said that efforts to protect Mt. Wilson had ...

Towers for all the major TV stations are located on the mountain, as are transmitters for many FM radio stations.

The photo shows how the Eaton Fire came within mere feet from the lifesaving communications equipment at Mount Wilson.