Under a red flag warning, any fires that do start are more likely to spread at a rapid rate behind strong winds. Flying embers also speed a brush fire's spread. Powerful gusts can cast hot embers for miles, starting spot fires ahead of the main fire line in a nightmare scenario for firefighters.

TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME OFF THE GRAPEVINE CAME INTO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA,

All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed at about 2 p.m. The vital link between northern and southern California was affected by heavy smoke and Cal Fire said there was an

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

A Plano woman watches helplessly as wildfires devastate Altadena, her former home. Her friends are displaced or lost their homes and need donations.

Strong Santa Ana winds have fueled multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

The most extreme level of a red flag fire warning, a “particularly dangerous situation,” returned to parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties in California on Wednesday

California's Palisades Fire is the largest of the deadly wildfires​ that ignited in the Los Angeles area​ and maps show how it compares to the size of 13 U.S. cities.