Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry vegetation is rocket fuel for blazes and wind both feeds the flames and spreads the ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...

SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” are in the region, which could fuel the growth of new or existing ...

Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning uncontained on Thursday, but a brief respite from the fierce winds that have fanned the flames for two days ...

Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to return to the Los Angeles area this week, potentially fueling the growth of new and existing wildfires, according to FOX Weather. The death toll in Los ...

Numerous wildfires have ignited in southern California this month, killing at least 27 people and spanning thousands of acres ...

For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Tuesday, Jan. 14. LOS ANGELES − Ominous winds were expected to regain strength Monday, howling through fire-blackened ...

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...

California's insurance authority has launched an online tracking tool that shows how much money has been paid out in claims ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more fire resistant in a wind-driven wildfire after years of delay.