Just after 10:30 a.m. on a cool, foggy January morning, smoke began rising from a ridge above Pacific Palisades — a quiet ...

Southern California was under drought conditions. Over the eight months leading up to the fire, Los Angeles only received 0.29 inches of rain, when usually they receive around 4.40 inches.

The most effective measures to prepare for wildfires, Villanueva said, is by creating a “defensible space” around homes. He ...

The warning, delivered at the county fire headquarters in East Los Angeles on Friday, serves as a stark reminder of how ...