LOS ANGELES (AP) — Favorable weather conditions helped fire crews gain more control over a Southern California wildfire that ...

The Storm Prediction Center has issued an “extremely critical” level 3 of 3 risk for fire weather conditions in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties in Southern California. A brush fire ...

Residents across large swathes of southern California are being advised to "stay indoors" as smoke and ash from a fast-moving mountain fire in Ventura County blanket the area. Strong winds are ...

The weather service on Wednesday issued a “particularly dangerous situation” red flag alert, warning of “widespread, extreme fire weather conditions” across southwest California.

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Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in several zones, according to Cal Fire — California's wildfire-fighting agency — which said on its website the fast-moving blaze represented "an ...

The fire came amid an unseasonably warm November. A wind-whipped Southern California brush fire that exploded to over 20,000 acres in about 24 hours, destroying homes and prompting mass ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Residents of highly populated areas in California are being urged to exercise caution around fire sources as several factors combine to dramatically increase the risk of blazes ...

Wildfires have scorched more than 1,015,138 acres throughout the state of California so far this year, compared to 332,822 acres by this time last year, according to Cal Fire. The threat of fire ...

The fire broke out amid an extreme event, with sustained winds of 50 mph and isolated gusts up to 80 mph fanning flames. In Southern California, these desiccating winds are often called Santa Anas.