In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...

A Los Angeles City firefighter was hospitalized after his SUV was swept into the Pacific Ocean during a mudslide in Malibu.

A mandatory evacuation order was issued Thursday for areas around the Airport Fire burn scar in Orange County due to ...