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, ...

Winds could threaten small signs of progress firefighters made over the weekend with the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire.

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 ...

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

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters on Wednesday confronted persistently strong and dry winds fueling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days, testing the resolve of a ...

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

At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage ...

As Los Angeles enters the eighth day of battling relentless wildfires, a combination of drought conditions, low humidity and powerful Santa Ana winds have fuelled the inferno. In some areas ...

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

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...