What is required for a roaring blaze to transform its mood from a quickly spreading menace into an uncontrollable wildfire?

USC is launching a first-of-its-kind student design competition to tackle one of the region’s growing threats — extreme heat.

High school student Anika Jha is the inventor of Fire Drones, a prototype system designed to detect, monitor and suppress ...

The Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 5,000 acres on the Los Angeles-Ventura County line and destroyed two homes, was ...

The Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 5,000 acres on the Los Angeles-Ventura County line and destroyed two homes, was ...

A man in Castaic says he lost a World War II-era shed in the Canyon Fire, but firefighters were able to save his home.

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:57 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the ...