Firefighters battling the Los Angeles-area fires are facing fresh threats nearly a week after wildfires erupted across the region, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds in extremely dry conditions. Threat level: The National Weather Service's LA forecast office Sunday evening issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Red Flag Warning lasting until Wednesday at noon for parts of L.

A red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Tuesday at 10:18 a.m. in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m. The warning is for Malibu Coast, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area,

Much of Southern California was under an elevated fire risk, with crews on high alert across a 482-kilometre stretch from San Diego to far north of Los Angeles.