CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private fire hydrant to two long hoses that she left coiled tightly on the ground.

In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes were aflame.

Rebuilding after recent fires brings challenges, opportunities, and a vision for a stronger, more sustainable future You can’t write a story about how long it’s gonna take to rebuild from the Palisades Fire without comparing it to the Woolsey Fire.

Reconstructing fire-ravaged neighborhoods in their former image could make residents sitting ducks for future blazes, experts say.

To be sure, there is also a special concern for Malibu’s fragile land and marine environment of “unaltered natural resources and rural characteristics,” a description from the preface of the city’s Municipal Code, which calls upon its citizens to protect and preserve these features.

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.

Anthony Hopkins headed to a chip shop in his home town of Port Talbot just weeks after losing his Los Angeles home to the wildfires.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

The fluctuating school availability of Malibu campuses this month left some local residents concerned, including one day spent in the dark. On January 23, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District intended on bringing students back to Malibu Elementary,

New aerial footage shows the extent of LA fire damage along Carbon Beach in Malibu, one of the most famous real estate areas in the world.