A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event​ is expected.

Calmer winds gave thousands of firefighters battling several active wildfires a chance to expand containment lines overnight on two of the three biggest infernos, but officials said Sunday the fire threat remains high and winds are expected to pick up.

PASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) – As firefighters brace for yet another round of strong Santa Ana winds over the ... p.m. Tuesday for much of inland Southern California, including parts of Ventura ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that the fire department has deployed all available resources and positioned fire patrols and engines in high-risk areas across Los Angeles.

Forecasters say a "moderate to strong'' Santa Ana wind event is expected, with isolated gusts of 80 to 100 mph expected in most wind-prone mountain locations, such as the San Gabriel, western Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountains, according to the NWS.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Santa Ana winds are expected to pick up again this week, making the Palisades and Eaton fires, among others, more difficult to contain as they continue to rage in Southern ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Battle-weary firefighters in Southern California are preparing for another Santa Ana wind event that ... in Altadena and Pasadena, fire crews reported progress in containing ...

COHEN: Santa Ana winds are a regime of atmospheric flow unique to portions of Southern California ... We did see a major wind event that impacted Pasadena back in late 2011, in which case we ...

Santa Ana winds persisted Wednesday throughout Southern California as firefighters approached total containment of the Eaton Fire that has destroyed thousands of structures and caused the deaths of at least

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active.