Woodley Fire sparks near Sepulveda Basin in San Fernando Valley
The 75-acre Woodley Fire sparked Wednesday morning near the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley.
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The 75-acre Woodley Fire sparked Wednesday morning near the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley.
Cal Fire said crews will continue reinforcing and maintaining the wildfire's containment lines as critical fire weather is here.
Firefighting crews from Northern California and Arizona have been deployed to assist with the trio of devastating wildfires currently raging in Southern California.
A trio of fires in Los Angeles County have forced 19 school districts to close on Wednesday.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday.
Authorities evacuated a senior center as the Eaton Fire spread through the Angeles National Forest near Altadena and Pasadena Tuesday night.
The intense Santa Ana winds caused power outages for nearly 50,000 homes in Los Angeles County Tuesday night.
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for the Pacific Palisades after a massive wildfire erupted on Tuesday, quickly growing to engulf more than 2,900 acres and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.
The Los Angeles Fire Department asked its firefighters to call their communications department to report availability.
While it's normally closed to the public on Tuesdays, the Getty Villa extended its closure to next week amid the Palisades Fire.
A "go bag" is a backpack filled with everything you need in case of an emergency evacuation.
Resident Nicolas Libonati said he saw a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and people running toward the coast. "It was kind of a surreal scene," he said.
As the Palisades Fire quickly tore through 2,921 acres, the Pacific Coast Highway was shut down in the Malibu area while fire authorities told drivers to get of their cars to flee the flames Tuesday afternoon.
High winds that weather officials have called "life-threatening and destructive" are hitting Southern California Tuesday, sparking a major brush fire in Pacific Palisades and prompting thousands of power outages.
Weather officials urge residents to take safety precautions as a strong windstorm hits Southern California.
