Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.

So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went on to kill 17 people, have pointed to the brushy hillside where a tangle of electrical lines stretch up Eaton Canyon.

Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes of the fires, we do know that the weather and climate conditions when they started made for a perfect storm for the rapid spread of the flames.

Devastating wildfires in southern California are continuing to spread amid dry and windy conditions. At least 24 people are believed to be dead as of Tuesday morning, thousands of structures have been destroyed or damaged and tens of thousands of acres ...

Donald Trump’s approach to natural disasters is to play politics and withhold aid, while President Biden pledged to pay all costs of relocating victims and cleaning-up debris for 180 days,

Mexico and Canada have sent firefighters to southern California to help battle the Los Angeles-area wildfires, according to Mexico’s president, Canada’s prime minister, California’s governor ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every ... providing fuel for wildfires. Under a red flag warning, any fires that do start are more likely to spread at a rapid rate ...

Critical fire weather conditions continued for areas of Southern California on Wednesday, continuing weeks of wildfires that have wreaked havoc. Red flag warnings were in effect until Thursday ...

Starting on Jan. 7, our screens became filled with harrowing images of the California wildfires. Near-dystopian videos of fires raging through neighborhoods that had never before been at risk of burning spread online. We all watched as the environmental ...

The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that any federal aid could come with strings. President Donald Trump is ...

Like other recent wildfires in Southern California, it was fueled by critical fire weather due to relentless winds and low humidity. Red flag warnings in Los Angeles and Ventura counties were ...