For the first time in over a decade, state officials will be updating fire maps for Southern California. This includes crucial information on the latest wildfire prone areas, fire risk zones, and ...

Here's a look at the latest maps of the five active Southern California wildfires and what containment means when it comes to fighting fires.

A minor, 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday. It was followed by a larger, 4.3-magnitude quake nearby a few hours later, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

Ming Pan is a senior research hydrologist at the University of California, San Diego. Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that ...

Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps Local governments now have until July 22 to adopt the maps as their own designations.

The powerful winds fueling the wildfires are known as the Santa Ana winds, which flow out of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah toward the Southern California coast.

Map: Where Southern California’s three big wildfires are burning Evacuations called for Line, Bridge and Airport fires Subscribers are entitled to 10 gift sharing articles each month.

Southern California to get new updated fire maps Since these maps were last updated in 2015, there have been multiple major fires including the Palisades and Eaton fires this year.

In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.

The National Weather Service has warned of a life-threatening and destructive windstorm set to affect some of Southern California.

Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps Local governments now have until April 23 to make the maps public and until July 22 to adopt them as their own designations.

Here's a look at the latest maps of the five active Southern California wildfires and what containment means when it comes to fighting fires.