The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

After an epic dry streak, the first real rain of winter fell in Southern California, bringing elevated risk of floods and ...

As much as 1.5 inches of rain was expected to fall this weekend as hot, dry Santa Ana winds eased, said Rich Otto, a ...

Crews also battled the Hurst and Kennedy fires in the San Fernando ... the Hughes Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Maps published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known ...

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California ...

Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California's Interstate 5, a major freeway between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley ... Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The improved outlook comes after weeks of frustration as crews contended with water shortages, gale-force winds, bone-dry air ...

With Santa Ana winds dropping and rain forecast, weary Californian firefighters are hoping to advance in their quest to ...

The Hughes fire, about 50 miles (80km) north of Los Angeles, grew to 10,176 acres (4,118 hectares) since igniting on Wednesday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

which broke out on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County on Thursday, has grown to 600 acres and is at 0% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

Video evidence was released this week purporting that a malfunction in Southern California Edison (SCE) equipment was the ...