Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and des

FEMA notifies survivors approximately seven days prior to their checkout date. The agency is also closing disaster recovery centers in the area until Monday — "due to winter weather."

A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are getting worse, and encroaching on cities — with devastating impact. Toxic chemicals from those burns can get into damaged drinking water systems, and even filtering or boiling won’t help, experts say.

As if they aren't already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

Fierce winds are set to return on Tuesday to Southern California, threatening progress made so far on two massive and deadly wildfires. Here's what to know.

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) asked for an extension on funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Thursday to support temporary shelters for residents who lost their

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said it expects a “much-needed break from the fire weather concerns” for the end of this week. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at the news conference that the department is looking forward to weather conditions returning to normal Thursday evening.

Thursday, 10:30 a.m. PST The Palisades Fire’s containment jumped to 22% while Cal Fire reported 55% containment for the Eaton Fire, 98% containment for the Hurst Fire and 85% containment for the Auto Fire (only a few red flag warnings remain in effect for parts of Los Angeles County and adjacent regions).

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

As firefighters contended with another day of dry, windy conditions, residents continued to confront their losses and the pain of not being able to return home.

Massive LA fires cause widespread devastation, prompting federal aid and ongoing investigations into their origins.