The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

A large fire in the Calabasas area of Southern California was sparked by an arsonist who is in ... “What we know right now is that incident occurred, started here,” LAPD Senior Lead Officer Charles Dinse told NewsNation’s Brian Entin.

Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.

At least three people have been arrested in recent days on suspicion of trying to start fires in the area as dangerous winds are returning.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day

Law enforcement in Southern California detained a possible arson ... Instead, officers arrested him on a felony probation charge, a LAPD spokesperson told USA TODAY by phone.

Herman and Juanita Landry were in their home in Altadena, CA, after returning from celebrating their 62nd wedding anniversary last week, when the ferocious Eaton fire raced down from the surrounding hills, annihilating everything in its path.

SoCal fires are the result of decades of policies valuing profit over people As wildfires rage across Southern California, devastating communities and forcing thousands to evacuate, it’s tempting to see

The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police security detail amid "threats" against her and water employees over the response to wildfires.

At least 27 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said18 people remain missing after the Southern California wildfires.

An arson suspect arrested in Pacoima admitted he started a small fire that burned a tree "because he liked the smell of burning leaves," according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell.