Whipping Santa Ana winds and dropping humidity levels will create an enhanced risk for wildfires in Southern California this week ... Reaching up to 80 mph, the gusts pose an "extreme" wildfire risk, in addition to low humidity and very dry vegetation ...
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.
Here is as list of organizations accepting donations and offering to help Southern California wildfire victims.
A volunteer who has been in Los Angeles since the beginning of this week said the fires have impacted everyone, regardless of their demographics.
To ensure your donation goes to a legitimate group doing relief work, you should: Avoid donating on the spot if you receive a phone call asking for money. If you want to donate by phone, you can visit the group’s website and call the phone number listed (or donate through the website itself).
Nearly 90,000 households lost electricity as utilities shut off power to prevent their lines from sparking new blazes.
Frustrated Los Angeles County evacuees are anxious to return to their houses to survey damage, retrieve necessities, figure out what their insured losses are and assess what can be salvaged of their remaining property.
If your evacuation order gets downgraded to a warning, you should be allowed to return. Keep in mind you'll need to show ID or other proof of your address and you will still be subject to a curfew, which remains in effect from 6 p.
A woman evacuated from her home in Southern California, who has a business based in the Chicago area, is helping to mobilize relief efforts after devastating wildfires.