What begins as wildfire becomes an urban conflagration, with homes serving as the main fuel ... Southern California and other vulnerable areas need a transformational shift in mindset away from ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...

(AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, as parched Southern California ...

"We are still in two years without heavy moisture. Now, it’s dried out." Dry fuel and intense winds is what Shawn Gilleland with Rural Metro Fire says is part of why the damage in California is ...

As devastating wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles ... both capture and hold back debris as much as possible during a heavy precipitation event. “We do expect the window to open for ...

WASHINGTON — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Southern California ... “IT’S ALREADY FAR TOO LATE!” A heavy air tanker drops a load of fire retardant on a ridgeline to protect ...

The death toll in Los Angeles has risen to 24 as firefighters continue to battle wildfires across Southern California on Monday ... which could fuel the growth of the fires.

Arizona’s fire season used to start in the spring, peaking in May and June before the monsoon began. Southern California ... creating a heavy fuel load. If short-term drought sets in, like ...

Climate change didn’t start the wildfires ... in Southern California weather conditions over the past few years have wreaked havoc. In 2021 and 2022, the Los Angeles area was pounded by heavy ...

As it moves west and then rushes down California's mountains, it heats up—and dries out. The Santa Anas can both create the conditions for deadly wildfires and fuel them once they are underway ...