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Los Angeles County Fire public information officer Fred Fielding noted that two years of above-average rainfall in 2023 and 2024 had encouraged the growth of light grasses, which ignite easily.

"This vegetation is extremely dry,” LA County Fire public information officer Fred Fielding told NBC Los Angeles on Wednesday. “We've had two years of above average rainfall (2023 and 2024 ...

A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, charring more than 10,000 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern California.

The Hughes fire north of Castaic quickly grew to more than 10,000 acres, but no structures were reported damaged. • Southern California expects less than half an inch of rain Saturday through ...

J.C. Chancellor was traveling south on the 5 Freeway Wednesday in northern Los Angeles County Wednesday morning when she noticed an ominous cloud of dark smoke billowing in the distance.

A federal judge on Friday dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback in their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ordering a ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

3:10 p.m.: The new temporary evacuation point for the Hughes Fire is Hart High School at 23825 Newhall Avenue in Santa Clarita. The former evacuation point, Valencia High School, is no longer an ...

A brush fire burned about seven acres in North County on Wednesday. Firefighters stopped forward progress just after 11 a.m., and most evacuation orders were lifted by 1:30 p.m., officials said.

NEWTOWN, CT (WFSB) - An officer was hurt during a response to a fire and hoarding situation in Newtown. Police said they responded to a home on Parmalee Hill Road on Tuesday around 1 p.m. They ...