Los Angeles is in the midst of battling multiple wildfires. FOX Business takes a look at some of America's most costly wildfires.

It’s a long way from LA to Chicago, but the world is small if you have friends or relatives in Southern California, or if you simply have empathy for people under duress.

The wind-driven fires in Los Angeles, California serve as a stark reminder of the importance of having a fire escape plan in place at your home. According to a survey by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a staggering 67% of households do not have a fire escape plan, and only 8% of those who do have one have practiced it.

The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents across the United States have watched the flames, started among dry vegetation,

As deadly wildfires devastated a wide area of Los Angeles in early 2025, social media posts claimed that directed energy weapons ignited the blazes -- a conspiracy theory shared around similar disasters.

If entire communities set out to reduce their fire risk together, the NFPA could designate them “firewise,” which in California qualifies them for discounts on insurance — a boon as costs for such protection soar and insurance companies cancel coverage.

In Oregon, similarly wind-driven fires in 2020 prompted new work on community-wide wildfire mitigation efforts. McEvoy was involved in a state-wide wildfire risk mapping released this month, which eventually will be the basis for new codes in home and property risk mitigation in some areas.

Some have chosen to double down on the California compact, the bargain just about everyone agrees to when they choose to live here - to accept an ample risk of calamity as the trade-off for the state’s good jobs, temperate climate and natural beauty.

The crisis underscores efforts to look beyond the forests and public lands that have been the traditional focus of wildfire risk to more community-based mitigation efforts involving homeowners, private landowners,

Wildfires like the Los Angeles blazes destroy so much, but they often spare some evidence of the cause of their ignition

Fire safety experts warn that you may have as little as two minutes to escape a burning home. It’s not often that one imagines their family gathering their most important belongings, grabbing their go-bags,

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