Certain fuels burn hotter and faster than others, a lesson quickly taught to new firefighters. “It lights up like gasoline” ...

Latest news and live updates on the Pacific Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires in California as evacuations and road closures ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...

The answer lies in a mix of wind speed, changing climate, the legacy of past land-management practices, and current human activities that are reshaping fire behavior ... In the western U.S ...

Luckily, Western North Carolina doesn ... Smith said the current firefighter force can handle frequent smaller fires, but a big fire would require firefighters from other states, if they ...

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as ...

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.

Get weather and fire alerts via text:Sign up to get current wildfire updates by location ... destroyed and damaged hundreds of homes in western Ventura County and was the third most destructive ...

The scenes from the wildfires ... areas in western L.A. near the Santa Monica Recreation Area—to the east in Eaton (near Pasadena) and toward the Cattle Canyon Bride, located near the San Bernadino ...