LOS ANGELES (AP) — Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on Monday, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and ravaged thousands of homes

Northern California’s fire personnel are returning home after more than a week of working on the frontlines of the destructive Los Angeles wildfires. In the days following Gov. Newsom’s State of Emergency Declaration,

Firefighters quickly knocked down a half-acre grass fire in Griffith Park amid a Particularly Dangerous Situation weather warning for the region. The fire was reported around 1 p.m., just below the East Griffith Observatory Trail,

The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday afternoon that firefighters successfully extinguished a fire in Griffith Park. The LAFD said the brush fire was reported at 1:02 p.m. and involved “light grass burning into medium brush on slope.