LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

The spiking levels underscore the added danger from wildfires when cars, homes, and other structures burn, researchers said.

Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Andrew ... "These restrictions are critical to ensure fire apparatus can respond quickly to fast-moving brush fires while allowing residents to evacuate ...

Footage shared from the scene by the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) showed a helicopter dumping water and shots of flames engulfing an area of brush ... the fire trucks swarm from all ...

A new wildfire has broken out in Oxnard, a Californian city in Ventura ... fire-retardant chemicals while crews and fire engines were placed near particularly vulnerable spots with dry brush ...

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near ...

The Hughes Fire burned more than 10,000 acres across the Castaic, forcing 55,000 residents into evacuation orders or warnings ...

On Monday, LA Mayor Karen Bass said that the city was prepared to respond to any new fires, but warned that the Santa Ana winds could kick up ash from previous fires. The airborne ash could not only ...

The city of Los Angeles faces new challenges, as the situation grows dire with much of Southern California under a red flag ...

Planes flew over the region, dousing homes and hillsides with pink fire-retardant chemicals, and fire crews posted in vulnerable areas with dry brush, according to the Associated Press. Dozens of ...