A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week about 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a matter of hours. The Hughes Fire that started Wednesday ...

Firefighters are tackling a new brush fire — dubbed the Sepulveda Fire — near Interstate 405 and Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles. The fire sparked hours after fire crews started to achieve some ...

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles popular in Los Angeles County.

The Hughes fire, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, sent huge flames and plumes of smoke over a hilly area and further taxed firefighters who have managed to bring two major fires in the ...

Thousands of firefighters battled three major brush fires, in addition to several smaller fires, across Los Angeles County for most of January. The Palisades Fire, the fourth-most destructive fire ...

A flag ceremony was held Friday for fallen Los Angeles County ... underway Virginia house explosion kills firefighter, injures 11: official Service honors Cal Fire captain killed in Cabazon ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...

Jan. 23, 3:00 a.m. PSTThe Los Angeles Fire Department said it was able to stop forward progress of the Sepulveda Fire, which covered 40 acres near the Getty Center and Los Angeles’ upscale Bel ...

The fires in and around Los Angeles are coming under control. The city’s mayor has already issued an executive order to speed up rebuilding. But equally catastrophic blazes are likely to strike ...