Wildfires

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Sunday as wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia scorched thousands of acres and forced people to flee their homes, NBC News reported.

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.

A Los Angeles Fire Department member was able to escape a close call Thursday after his vehicle was swept into the ocean by fast-moving mud along Pacific Coast Highway.

An Orange County teenager’s startup will get real-world testing with plans for his wildfire-detecting sensors to soon be installed in Irvine.

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

An Altadena couple found their engagement ring in the rubble of their home destroyed by the Eaton Fire.

A law firm suing Southern California Edison released an edited video that it says appears show the start of the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena.

Kelli Ferrone wiped blinds and window sills inside her daughters’ elementary school, just a half mile from the devastating Palisades Fire that scorched the coastal enclave in Los Angeles. The cotton swabs and wipes came up black.

President Trump is expected to visit Los Angeles Friday for a tour areas damaged by two of the deadliest and destructive wildfires on record in California.

NBC4’s Robert Kovacik offered to keep the Pacific Palisades homeowner’s artwork safe as he evacuated the deadly flames on a bicycle on Jan. 7.

An Altadena mother is motivated to rebuild Village Play Garden Preschool, her son’s school destroyed in the Eaton Fire.  

In the first discouraging and chaotic hours of the Palisades Fire, an evacuating homeowner’s kindness lifted the spirits of two heroic firefighters. They returned to the home later with a heartwarming thank-you note.

Evacuations were ordered on the Cal State Channel Islands campus Thursday morning when a brush fire broke out in Ventura County.

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s California Drought Monitor report.

High fire danger warnings have been a recurring theme for Los Angeles in January. Here’s a look at how many red flag warnings were issued this month.

The Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire have destroyed more than 16,000 structures. See updates on the LA wildfires as a red flag warning continues.

The Castaic Union School District announced it would close all its campuses Thursday due to the Hughes Fire burning in the area.

Drivers on the 5 Freeway north of LA described an apocalyptic scene when the Hughes Fire spread with alarming speed.

The Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are burning in Los Angeles County. This map shows the locations.