As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...

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American Red Cross volunteers from Minnesota and Wisconsin are helping with wildfire disaster relief in California.

Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little ...

In recent years, insurers like Allstate, American National, The Hartford and State Farm have stopped renewing policies or issuing new policies for California homeowners.

Raging wildfires in Southern California are an early, high-stakes test of new regulations designed to shore up the state’s ...

Sheriff Robert Luna said 179,783 people are under evacuation orders due to the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires in Los Angeles County. Another 200,000 residents are under evacuation warnings.

Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. says he lost everything in the Palisades wildfire, including his 10 Olympic medals ...

Amid the ongoing wildfire in Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the state’s water management ...

A fast-moving wildfire in California's Pacific Palisades has destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, including a church and home of an Oklahoma native.