County authorities reported more than 120 outdoor fires last month – at least double that of any other January in the past five years. Here's why.

L.A.'s mayor said she wasn't told about the wind forecast before flying to Ghana. But the city's Emergency Management ...

A new prescribed burn, named Wheeler Gorge, was initiated today at 11:36 a.m. in Ventura County. The prescribed fire has been ...

New report reveals emergency officials warned of "critical fire conditions" days before devastating Palisades blaze.

As the two-month anniversary of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties approaches, on March 1, 2025, ...

Ventura County Fire Department's latest vegetation samples from Feb. 10 showed moisture levels had started to climb above critically dry levels. Every two weeks, the department measures the moisture ...

Some Southern California beaches have lifted fire-debris and sewage-related closures and advisories, while the arrival of a major storm is shutting down access to others from Ventura to San Diego ...

Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said. “For January, it is a tremendous amount,” he said. Critical fire conditions triggered by Santa Ana winds and bone-dry vegetation were largely to ...