The significant rainfall the region has seen in recent weeks has been helpful in mitigating fire threats. But it could lead ...

The Santa Ana winds blew, gale-force, all over Southern California that terrible night of Jan. 7. If fires were to start, they were going to cause havoc, and no amount of human firefighting effort was ...

Hot conditions and Santa Ana winds will hit Southern California this week, beginning the fall wildfire season in earnest as the region continues to recover from January's devastating firestorms.

One person was killed in the Winnetka area of Los Angeles Friday afternoon as Santa Ana winds knocked down a tree, crushing two vehicles, authorities said.

Rekindled blazes are raising questions about whether agencies need to rethink how they ensure fires are truly extinguished.

New policies on state parkland appear to have barred local firefighters from fully extinguishing an earlier blaze that later ...

Peter Matthews urges fire departments to consider the recent release of after-action reviews and the result of a lawsuit for ...

Accused arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht will be transported to California in the coming weeks Credit: Justice Department Jonathan Rinderknecht, the former Uber driver and Pacific Palisades resident ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. During the Palisades fire in January, fire hydrants lost water pressure and ran dry. A nearby reservoir was empty ...

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L.A. County Fire plans to order Topanga residents to shelter-in-place if evacuating from fire isn't possible. It's raised concern from experts and residents, but the department says it has no other ...