The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first ...

Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday. The rapidly expanding ...

LET’S CONTINUE OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE. IT’S BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE MAJOR FIRES SPARKED ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND SINCE THEN, THE PALISADES FIRE AND THE EATON FIRE HAVE BURNED A COMBINED ...

Now, this area is the subject of an investigation as a potential starting point for the Palisades fire, which burned thousands of structures last week. The general area was the site of a small ...

There were foreboding warnings before the Palisades Fire would spark early Tuesday — a blaze that would rapidly rip through a residential neighborhood on Los Angeles’ west side, forcing the ...

Severe wildfires raged across a huge swath of the Los Angeles area in early January, sparked by high winds and prime fire conditions. The blazes — including the Pacific Palisades, Eaton ...

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Here’s what they mean. Fire watches and warnings are issued by the 122 local National Weather Service forecast offices across the United States. Forecast offices maintain criteria specific to ...

The fire which ignited Thursday afternoon is spreading in the West Hills area. At least 10 people are believed to be dead -- with the LA County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- as ...

A man accused by Los Angeles residents of attempting to ignite a blaze around the area of the newly-sparked Kenneth fire has not been charged with arson, police said Friday. While the cause for ...

It’s important to keep a fire extinguisher at home in case a fire breaks out. But do you know the right way to use one? We show how PASS is the best method to stop a fire in its tracks. It’s important ...

LAPD officers keep the public and media out of the Skull Rock Trailhead in an area that is under investigation as a potential starting point for the Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles ...