Southern California, wildfires

Southern California faces extended stretch of heightened wildfire dangers
Southern California faces an increased wildfire threat that is expected to last through most of 2025. While fire activity across the U.S. was generally low in January, Southern California saw a spike in wildfires due to Santa Ana winds.
House members from LA want pollutants from Southern California wildfires tracked
Reps. Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, were joined by Reps. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and George Whitesides, D-Santa Clarita, and Pasadena city officials during a Monday, Feb. 3, press conference outside Pasadena City Hall in calling for the task force.
Strong winds remain a threat to Southern California as firefighters bat down new wildfires
Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.
Good news for Southern California wildfires: Rain in forecast (but there's a catch)
If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape. That could mean enough rain to help ease the firefighting strain, but not enough to trigger another potential disaster. Heavier rain could mean the chance for flash flooding or mudslides over fresh burn scars.
Reflecting on the lives taken by the Southern California wildfires
We continue with our remembrances of the 29 people who died in the fires in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office continues its work to identify victims, with some still classified as “unidentified Does.
Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris
It’s been three weeks since the devastating fires in Los Angeles County began. Efforts are under way to get families whose homes were destroyed to the sites to salvage what they can. The next chapter is clearing the debris,
Shocking Southern California Wildfire Forces Mass Evacuations
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California's insurance crisis leaves neighbors facing unequal recovery after wildfires
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Rain is coming to Southern California. Will it be enough to end fire season?
Two distinct systems will bring widespread light to moderate rain to Southern California: one on Tuesday into Wednesday and ...
Developer Rick Caruso announces foundation aimed at rebuilding after Southern California wildfires
He says Steadfast LA is “about getting our hands dirty, breaking through obstacles and physically rebuilding — brick-by-brick ...
Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires
The Pacific Coast Highway is back open in Malibu, California, nearly a month after the deadly Palisades Fire ripped through ...
Will Southern California's wildfires drive up Arizona homeowners insurance rates?
Arizona led the U.S. for the biggest jump in home insurance rates between 2019 and mid-2024, when home insurance costs ...
State Farm Seeks Rate Hikes in California to Offset Wildfire Payouts
California's largest private insurer, State Farm, on Monday urged the state's insurance regulator to approve an emergency ...
Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides
Rain is easing after Southern California’s first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided ...