What, specifically, happens when investigators try to determine the cause of fires? We interviewed experts to find out.

Think of PDS or "particular dangerous situation" as the National Weather Service's Rolls Royce for fire weather.

To better understand the size of the LA fires, our tool lets you overlay the fire perimeters on any location in California.

So far, 16 victims have been confirmed to have died in the two biggest fires. Firefighting efforts have been aided by favorable weather conditions, but the Santa Anas are coming back.

LAPD suspends resident visits to fire area as search for more bodies continues. The fire, which has killed eight people, has ...

If you’ve lost a pet in the wildfires or were forced to evacuate without them, local animal organizations are here to help.

The first step: Investigators begin by focusing where the wildfire started, a technical, tedious task that can take hours or days, according to Ed Nordskog, a retired arson/bomb investigator from the ...

The thing with social media platforms is misinformation can spread as fast as the fires currently burning across the L.A. region. Hot off the announcement that Meta is doing away with fact checkers, ...

The first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, has appeared, according to NASA . It first appeared Sunday and ...

If you’ve lost a pet in the wildfires or were forced to evacuate without them, local animal organizations are here to help.

These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in L.A. County that started on Jan. 7.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has confirmed 11 deaths and announced five other cases under investigation. That ...