After surviving the fire, many California residents are facing the secondary threat of looters taking advantage of chaotic conditions and abandoned property.

Following arrests of alleged firefighter impersonators, officials say two more people have been taken into custody for using fake passes to unlawfully enter a fire evacuation zone.

Deputies claim that the man fired shots at them as he attempted to flee from a home where they were called for reports of domestic violence.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.

Smoke quickly filled the skies over Southern California on Wednesday as a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, rapidly grew to more than 5,000 acres, video shows.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department launched a Looter Suppression Team for the Altadena area scorched by the Eaton fire.

California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Fire crews are battling a swiftly growing blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire burning near Interstate 5 in Castaic, in the northern part of Los Angeles County.

A fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 9,400 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, in a region