Evacuation orders expand as the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire devastate parts of Los Angeles County. See live updates on the wildfires.

LAist dives into the science behind the claim that the brush clearance would have 'significantly mitigated' the destruction ...

Ferocious wildfires are burning through the Los Angeles area for a fifth day, destroying thousands of structures and upending lives.

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...

With fires raging in L.A., some have asked why homes are built with wood instead of concrete. A welding inspector points out ...

Clearing the toxic remnants of burned buildings around Los Angeles will require a complex and expensive mobilization.

The largest of the blazes expanded east on Friday, even as wind speeds, which fueled the initial blaze, fell to normal levels ...

Do you have a question about the wildfires? The LAist newsroom does its best to get your questions answered: We've compiled an evolving list of FAQs to do just that, and we will continue to add to it.

The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu ...

Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...

Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...

Our state deserves leaders who put people before politics and solutions before slogans. May these tragic fires be the final ...