California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who declared a state of emergency, urged residents to evacuate after he witnessed buildings destroyed by the blaze.

Slow progress: Crews have contained 13 percent of the 23,700-acre Palisades fire and 27 percent of the 14,000-acre Eaton fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to Cal Fire, and the west side ...

Efforts to contain the inferno were hindered as fire hydrants in the area ran dry, forcing crews to depend on tanker trucks and aerial ... according to Cal Fire. More than 800 personnel, 7 ...

By late Wednesday, several trucks ordered by CAL FIRE were en route to fire incident ... “We’ve likely checked that box this time. I’m hoping we don’t check other boxes as well.” ...

Crews across Los Angeles on Saturday had contained 11 percent of the 22,660-acre Palisades fire and 15 percent of the 14,000-acre Eaton fire, near Altadena and Pasadena, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire warned residents that the fire was an ... Winds blowing within a region placed under a high wind warning can knock over semi-trucks, interrupt power lines, damage light signals, and ...

Andrew Sarvis of West Coast Water Tenders on the LA fires and the demand for private firefighers in Malibu and the Palisades.

We got on the truck, and it was the first time I was in ... After serving all that time with Cal Fire [California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection], I didn’t think they would ...