Wildfires

Two people suspected of impersonating firefighters were detained Saturday after trying to go through a checkpoint limited to emergency crews responding to the Palisades Fire.

Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles next to those left standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists around the world.

The owner of an Altadena bike shop continues to do what he can to give back to those impacted by the LA County wildfires even after losing his own business to the Eaton Fire.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday announced that five major financial institutions will offer mortgage relief for property owners affected by the Los Angeles County wildfires.

Continuing coverage on the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles County.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

A Pacific Palisades man shared heartbreaking video of the moment he realized the Palisades Fire destroyed his childhood home.

The highly anticipated resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez has been rescheduled due to the Los Angeles County wildfires.

Less than a year since it launched, Extreme Weather Survivors keeps gaining new members as the U.S. faces more frequent disasters. The network provides support for survivors, but it also delivers unified support for climate action. National climate reporter Chase Cain introduces us to a couple who lost their home in the Eaton Fire.

The term defensible space has been noted by firefighters as a crucial part of protecting homes and businesses from the LA wildfires. What does it mean?

Los Angeles-area firefighters made significant progress over the week in battling the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, but evacuation orders for areas impacted by the blazes remain in effect as the weekend begins.

When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson northeast of LA. What happened next was a fire prevention success.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau has released the identities of at least 17 people who are still at-risk, missing since the start of the wildfires in Southern California. A total of 31 missing person cases are still actively being investigated. LASD is asking for the public’s help in finding these missing people:

Inglewood Mayor James Butts says he is looking out over his city as he sees first-rate venues ready to host some of the world’s biggest sporting events in the coming years.

Homeowner, Totress Beasley, had just made her final payment on her Pasadena home days before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. 

A long-time San Gabriel Valley locksmith is providing his services for free to evacuated residents forced to abandon their cars as they escaped the Eaton Fire.

A local deputy is speaking out after his home was destroyed in the Eaton Fire in Altadena last week.

Amid the devastation and destruction, extraordinary work is being done to battle historic wildfires in Southern California. Help from the air has proven to be invaluable, as helicopters and specially-outfitted planes help the firefight. “It is amazing,” said Lt. Morgan Hall of the Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol. Hall would know — for six years, he flew fire missions while serving…

Watch footage shot on the International Space Station as it flew over the Palisades Fire on Jan. 9.

A video shared on social media shows the Palisades Fire from the International Space Station.